Manuel is a young Hispanic boy attending John Burroughs Elementary School, presumably in the higher grades of the school. He is the fourth of seven children in his family and lives with his parents. His father is a pharmacist. The family appears well off and education is obviously valued by Manuel's parents. Manuel has several friends at school and also has a crush on a particular girl whom he believes is the 'second-best' good-looking girl at the school. Manuel believes that the best-looking girl is his friend's love interest. Manuel volunteers to perform in an after-school talent show and plans to lip-sync a pantomime of Ritchie Valens's "La Bamba," in the hopes it will impress his friends and some girls. After volunteering, Manuel begins to rethink his decision.
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