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- ↑ It's Tracy's Turn. Washington Post , February 19, 1989. (subscription required)
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- ↑ Cuesta, Erick (2019-10-01). "Fallece "El Jefe" de Los Freddy's, José Luis Tapia Coronado". SAPS Grupero (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-02-17.
- ↑ Pepe Reyes interview, YouTube.com, Spanish
