Carlos was born and raised in the New York Tri-State area where he developed an affinity for film and music. This led him to achieve his bachelor's degree in multimedia studies from Cuny - Lehman College.

Carlos' Films have been recognized and well received in multiple film festivals including the Official Latino Film Festival, , Chicago Horror film festival, Dominican Film Festival,
Latino & Native American Film festival, The TUNXIS film festival & the Chain NYC Film Festival.

Carlos Freelances in both production and post production in both film, television, and the music industry and often works alongside his fellow filmmaker and cousin Alfonso M. Rodriguez and good friend Louis Carrasco.