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name: "Carlito Rodriguez"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/carlito-rodriguez"
roles: ["Writer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T20:20:26.884417+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Carlito Rodriguez

Writer.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1409000/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1382072

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*The Leftovers*](https://film.one/tv/the-leftovers.md) (87)

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## Biography

Carlito Rodriguez is a writer and producer. He wrote the episode 'Cairo' of the HBO series *The Leftovers* (2014), co-written with Curtis Gwinn. He contributed as a writer to 12 episodes of the Fox series *Empire* (2015–2019) and has held producing roles on the show across multiple seasons.

Rodriguez has worked across television, documentaries and media outlets including FOX, HBO, BET and MTV. Earlier credits include writing and producing hip-hop-related documentaries and town halls such as *Hip Hop vs. America* (2007–2008) and *50 Shots* (2007). He has lectured at institutions including Harvard and Cornell.

*Sources: imdb.com, wikimili.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Leftovers* (2014), Fi1m 87, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-leftovers.md)

## Also known for

- *Empire* (2015), Writer

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