Torres has stated that Brigante was a combination of several men he knew in his street days, as well as a compilation of several of his own personal characteristics.[3]
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A Puerto Rican gangster, Carlito Brigante, is released early from prison and tries to go straight and leave his former life of crime behind.
^ abJanet Maslin (1993-11-10). "Carlito's Way; The Triumph of Atmosphere Over Detail in Spanish Harlem". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
^"Edwin Torres IGN DVD speaks to the scribe responsible for Carlito's Way and its prequel, Rise to Power". from the original on 2012-02-04. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
^"Mob Mondays – Five True Stories Behind Carlito's Way". AMC. from the original on 2019-02-24. Retrieved 2019-02-23.
^Anita Gates (2005-10-01). "Carlito, When He Was Young". The New York Times. from the original on 2012-05-17. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
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carlito, novel, carlito, 1975, american, crime, novel, written, edwin, torres, novel, 1979, sequel, after, hours, were, basis, 1993, brian, palma, film, carlito, well, 2005, prequel, film, carlito, rise, power, carlito, wayfirst, editionauthoredwin, torrescoun. Carlito s Way is a 1975 American crime novel written by Edwin Torres The novel and its 1979 sequel After Hours were the basis of the 1993 Brian De Palma film Carlito s Way 1 as well as the 2005 prequel film Carlito s Way Rise to Power 2 Carlito s WayFirst editionAuthorEdwin TorresCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishGenreCrimePublished1975PublisherE P Dutton amp Co Contents 1 Production 2 Plot 3 Film 4 References 5 External linksProduction editTorres has stated that Brigante was a combination of several men he knew in his street days as well as a compilation of several of his own personal characteristics 3 Plot editA Puerto Rican gangster Carlito Brigante is released early from prison and tries to go straight and leave his former life of crime behind Film editBrigante has been portrayed by Al Pacino in the 1993 film Carlito s Way 1 and by Jay Hernandez in the prequel Carlito s Way Rise to Power 4 References edit a b Janet Maslin 1993 11 10 Carlito s Way The Triumph of Atmosphere Over Detail in Spanish Harlem The New York Times Retrieved 2012 02 18 Edwin Torres IGN DVD speaks to the scribe responsible for Carlito s Way and its prequel Rise to Power Archived from the original on 2012 02 04 Retrieved 2014 02 01 Mob Mondays Five True Stories Behind Carlito s Way AMC Archived from the original on 2019 02 24 Retrieved 2019 02 23 Anita Gates 2005 10 01 Carlito When He Was Young The New York Times Archived from the original on 2012 05 17 Retrieved 2012 02 18 External links editGood Reads nbsp This article about a crime novel of the 1970s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it See guidelines for writing about novels Further suggestions might be found on the article s talk page vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Carlito 27s Way novel amp oldid 1187154661, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
