Carlos Rodrigo

Carlos Rodrigo
First appearance	"God's Chillin'" (episode 1.03)
Last appearance	"A Game of Checkers" (episode 1.08)
Reason/Cause	Killed by SORT
Details
Prisoner No.	N/A
Aliases	None
Gender	Male
Age	30s (Deceased)
Date of Conviction	N/A
Affiliations	The Latinos
Spouse	Unspecified
Relatives	Unspecified
Kill Count	0
Episode Count	2 Episodes
Portrayed by	Benny Nieves

"Oh, you're not in tight with a couple of hacks?"

―Carlos Rodrigo

Carlos Rodrigo was a Latino inmate featured in Oz. Portrayed by Benny Nieves.

Character Summary

He was the right-hand man of Jose Torres and later Miguel Alvarez. He was seen trying to make El Norte a more prominent force in Oz before his death.

Plot Summary

Season 1

Rodrigo is one of the many Latinos let into Em City which Unit Manager Tim McManus wants to possibly help become a better person. Currently, the Blacks and Italians control the drug trade and Rodrigo wants the Latinos more involved. Through Ryan O'Reily, he gets two of the Latinos to try and kill Jefferson Keane, the leader of the Black Homeboys a move that backfires resulting in the death of one of his soldiers. Later Latino inmate Jose Torres is paroled and Miguel Alvarez then leads the Latinos.

A riot then erupts where Rodrigo and the other Latinos take hostage Father Mukada and help the other prisoners take over Emerald City. As the inmates organize, Kareem Said designates the Latinos to watch over the hostages and as a result Miguel Alvarez abuses his power having the Latinos beat the hostage COs. The S.O.R.T. team then recaptures Emerald City and Rodrigo is one of the six inmates fired upon and killed. During the aftermath, Alvarez claims to have seen Rodrigo's head get blown into pieces right next to him.

Appearances

Season 1

• God's Chillin'
• A Game of Checkers (Death)

Gallery

Rodrigo during the riot in Em City.

The End of Carlos Rodrigo.

The Latinos
Miguel Alvarez - Enrique Morales - Raoul Hernandez - Carmen Guerra - Carlos Martinez - Carlo Ricardo - Louis Bevilaqua - Ricardo Alvarez - Jorge Vasquez - Carlos Rodrigo - Eduardo Alvarez - Jose Torres