Chris Montez grew up in Hawthorne, California, influenced by the Latino-flavored music of his community and the success of Ritchie Valens, he recorded “Let's Dance" in 1962 on Monogram Records which went to #4 on the Billboard charts and to #2 in the UK.

The follow-up, "Some Kinda Fun", was also a hit with both records selling over one million copies. In 1965 Herb Alpert signed him to A&M Records where he had such major hits as “Call Me”, “Time After Time” and “The More I See You”. In 2008, Frozen Pictures announced plans to produce a documentary musical film on Montez's life and career. The film, El Viaje Musical de Ezekiel Montanez: The Chris Montez Story, was previewed at the Paso Robles Digital Film Festival 2009, The Fest for Beatles Fans in March 2010 and at the Pacific Palisades Film Festival.