A Lince Films and Compañía Iberoamericana de TV production, the film was inspired by the life of
copla singer , even though the filmmakers had no permission from the artist and the producer Luis Sanz did not want to acknowledge it either. The screenplay was penned by Lázaro Irazábal,
Fernando Colomo, and
Jaime Chávarri, based on a story by Lázaro Larreta. == Release ==