Last updated: October 10, 2026
Carlos Alman is the Dominican-born father of rapper Cardi B. Online, his name is also written as Carlos Almánzar or Carlos Almanzar. He worked as a cab driver in New York City, and he has stayed out of public life even though his daughters became well known. This Carlos Alman biography keeps to what is well reported. It also points out popular details, such as his birthday and net worth, that nobody can confirm.
Quick Facts About Carlos Alman
| Detail | Information | How sure are we? |
|---|---|---|
| Search name | Carlos Alman | n/a |
| Name in news reports | Carlos Almánzar / Almanzar | Well reported |
| Known for | Father of Cardi B and Hennessy Carolina | Well reported |
| Country of origin | Dominican Republic | Well reported |
| Moved to the U.S. | Around 1990 | One source only |
| Job | Former New York City cab driver | Well reported |
| Family link | Cardi B’s mother, Clara, is of Trinidadian background | Well reported |
| Date of birth | Not confirmed (sites give 1958, 1965 and 1969) | Unconfirmed |
| Net worth | No reliable figure exists | Unconfirmed |
Who Is Carlos Alman?
Most websites use the short name “Carlos Alman,” but news outlets usually write Almánzar or Almanzar. They mean the same man. I am assuming you want Cardi B’s father, because he is by far the most searched person under this name. A baseball player named Carlos Almanzar also exists, and he is a different person.
His middle name is also unclear. Rap-Up printed “Carlos Julio Almanzar” in 2023, while a few smaller sites say “Alberto.” Since these do not agree, I treat his middle name as unconfirmed.
Early Life and Roots in the Dominican Republic
Carlos was born in the Dominican Republic. He has not given public interviews about his childhood, so details about his parents, school, or hometown are not confirmed.
One magazine, citing a People report, says he moved to the United States in 1990. I could not open that original report, so I treat the year as a single-source detail. What we can say safely is that he joined a large Dominican community in New York. Washington Heights, where Cardi B later spent time at her grandmother’s home, is known as a mainly Dominican neighborhood.
Carlos Alman’s Career as a Cab Driver
The most repeated detail about his working life is that he drove a cab in New York City. Entertainment coverage in January 2026 describes him this way, and Harper’s Bazaar has described Cardi B’s father as a cabdriver born in the Dominican Republic.
Older posts by Cardi B, shown in a 2023 Rap-Up report, say he drove a cab for about nine years. Several sites call him “retired,” but I could not find a dated, reliable source for when he stopped working. For that reason, I do not give a retirement year.
Family Life: Clara, Cardi B, and Hennessy Carolina
Cardi B’s mother, Clara, is of Trinidadian background, and several outlets say she worked as a cashier. Carlos and Clara later divorced. Websites give different divorce years, from 2002 to 2005, so the exact date is unconfirmed.
Their daughter Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar, known as Cardi B, was born in Washington Heights and grew up in the South Bronx. Her younger sister, Hennessy Carolina, is a social media personality. In a 2018 Instagram video, Cardi called both of her parents her biggest blessings.
Some sites claim Carlos has six or more other children. I found no reliable source for that, so I do not repeat it as fact.
Carlos Alman Life Story: A Timeline With Confidence Labels
| When | What happened | How sure are we? |
|---|---|---|
| Before 1990 | Born and raised in the Dominican Republic (birth year unknown) | Well reported |
| Around 1990 | Moves to the United States | One source only |
| 1990s and 2000s | Works as a cab driver while raising a family in New York | Well reported (exact years unclear) |
| 1992 | Cardi B is born | Well reported |
| Early 2000s | Parents divorce | Year unclear |
| September 2023 | False online claims about him spread, and Cardi B pushes back | Reported by Rap-Up |
| September 2025 | Reportedly seen with Cardi B at her Washington Heights pop-up | One source only |
| January 2026 | A new false claim goes viral, and Cardi B denies it | Well reported |
His Relationship With Cardi B
Cardi B has described a warm bond with both parents, and entertainment coverage in 2026 describes their relationship as positive.
On September 13, 2025, Cardi held a “Bodega Baddie” pop-up at a deli in Washington Heights. CBS News reported that she called the area her “second hood” and said her grandmother lived nearby. One magazine says Reuters photographed her arriving with her father at that event. I could not open the Reuters photo myself, so treat that detail as likely but not fully checked.
The January 2026 False Claim
In early January 2026, a viral post shared a screenshot, linked to the AI chatbot Grok, that made a serious criminal accusation against Carlos. Cardi B answered in public posts and said her father had never been arrested in the United States. She also pointed out that an immigrant with such a record would face deportation.
Grok later replied that it found no verifiable evidence for the claim and that the screenshot did not match its own words. Reports from HollywoodLife and IBTimes describe the claim as baseless. I found no credible record that supports it. A chatbot answer is not a source on its own, so the safest choice is not to repeat the claim.
This was not the first time. Rap-Up reported similar rumors in 2023, and Cardi B rejected them then as well. The lesson is simple: private relatives of celebrities can become targets, and repetition online can make a rumor look like a fact.
What Is Confirmed and What Is Not
| Popular claim | What I found |
|---|---|
| Born March 19, 1958 | Repeated on many sites, but others give 1965 or 1969. Unconfirmed. |
| Net worth of $200,000 to $500,000 | One site gives this with no evidence. Any figure is an estimate as of 2026, not a fact. |
| Eight children | Appears on several sites with no reliable source. Unconfirmed. |
| Died in 2022 | One low-quality page says so. I found no credible report, and 2025 and 2026 coverage treats him as living. |
| Cab driver from the Dominican Republic | Supported by several outlets. Well reported. |
Why Is There So Little Public Information?
Carlos has not built a media career from his daughter’s fame. There are no long interviews, no social media brand, and no official statements that I could find. Because people keep searching for him, many websites fill the gap with guesses. A careful biography should say “not confirmed” instead.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Carlos Alman? Carlos Alman, more often written Carlos Almánzar, is the Dominican-born father of rapper Cardi B and social media personality Hennessy Carolina.
What did Carlos Alman do for a living? He worked as a cab driver in New York City. The exact years are not publicly confirmed.
How old is Carlos Alman? His birth date is not confirmed. Sites list different years, so I do not give an age.
What is Carlos Alman’s net worth? No reliable figure exists. Any number online is an estimate as of 2026, not a confirmed fact.
Was the 2026 claim about Carlos Alman true? I found no credible evidence for it. Cardi B publicly denied it, and news reports called it baseless.
How This Was Researched
I researched this profile by reading about a dozen existing Carlos Alman articles, entertainment news from 2026, a 2023 music-news report, a local TV report on Cardi B’s 2025 pop-up, and a reference page on the Almánzar surname. I compared birth dates, children counts and net worth figures across sites, found that they disagreed, and labeled them unconfirmed. Some points came from magazine articles that cite People, Harper’s Bazaar and Reuters; I could not open those originals, so I marked them as single-source. The gap this article tries to fill is clear confidence labels, which most competing pages skip.
Accuracy Note
This biography is based on publicly available information, including news coverage and interviews. Carlos Alman is a private person, so some details are limited. If you spot anything outdated or incorrect, please let us know so we can update it.
Written and researched by Muhammad Huzaifa, contributor at MemoireMagazine.
