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* [[Game Show]]: Tony and Lola first meet as competitors on the radio game show ''Sing That Song''.

* [[Gun Struggle]]: A three-way example between Tony, Lola, and Rico. Ends with [[Foregone Conclusion|Tony getting shot]] {{spoiler|accidentally by Lola}}.

* [[How We Got Here]]: The movie begins with Lola drinking at a bar in [[The Eighties]]. The rest of the movie is a [[Whole Episode Flashback]] illustrating [[How We Got Here|How She Got There]].

* [[How We Got Here]]: The movie begins with Lola drinking at a bar in [[The Eighties]]. The rest of the movie is a [[Whole-Episode Flashback]] illustrating [[How We Got Here|How She Got There]].

* [[I Just Shot Marvin in The Face]]: See: [[Gun Struggle]] above.

* [[Idiot Ball]]: Lola carries it all the way to Havana with her!

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* [[Pair the Spares]]: Sam Grooper and Conchita seem to be heading in this direction at {{spoiler|Tony and Lola's wedding}}.

* [[Reality Subtext]]: The whole [[Disappeared Dad]] subplot sounds an awful lot like Manilow's own life. His father abandoned him and his mother when Manilow was two years old. The movie's storyline perhaps takes it into [[Wish Fulfillment]] territory, making parts of it a bit uncomfortable to watch.

* [[Shout Out]]: "Lola, sweeter than a [[The Kinks|cherry cola]]!"

* [[Shout-Out]]: "Lola, sweeter than a [[The Kinks|cherry cola]]!"

* [[Show Within a Show]]: The various musical numbers, especially "El Bravo".

* [[Time Compression Montage]]: Tony and Lola's competition on ''Sing That Song''.