The writer-director was inspired by several European New Wave, coming of age films, especially in the casting of children who had never appeared in any film before shooting.
Semi-autobiographical, this very personal short was inspired by stories told to him by his mother as a child and his own experiences before moving to America from Puerto Rico.
He was extremely excited to have shot some scenes in Zorro's Cabin, the only set piece that remains of the 1950's show, also a favorite of his when he was a boy in Palmarejo.