Deliberate mistake: The music in the 50s wasn't, by far, the Shakira pop and hiphop style that the people dance to in the movie.

Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004)
1 deliberate mistake - chronological order
Directed by: Guy Ferland
Starring: Diego Luna, Romola Garai, Sela Ward, John Slattery
Continuity mistake: During the dance scene where Katie and Javier dance in front of the white screen (with Katie's parents dancing in the film in the background) the straps of Katie's dress of her left shoulder are sometimes up, and sometimes down. In one shot Javier even pulls down the straps while they were already down in the previous shot.
Katey Miller: What was it you called him?
Javier Suarez: Abuelito. It's my grandpa.
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Answer: Because they were singing revolutionary songs. And at that time was strictly forbidden.