Carlos is from Medellin, Colombia. When his father came to work in the United States, he brought his wife, Carlos and his siblings to New Holland, Pennsylvania. He joined the Navy after graduating from high school and travelled to many European countries 'chasing submarines'. He studied Accounting in college. After graduation from American University, he got a job at Fannie Mae and worked there for 33 years. He has been active in community work his whole life. After the 1990 Fiesta D.C., he continued to participate in the Fraternidad Guatemalteca and now works as a volunteer with the Colombian Embassy and the State Department to bring underprivileged young kids, with a sports background, from Colombia to experience life in the U.S. He has two grown children, and lives with his wife in Maryland.