Actor Alfredo Alcón, who played Juan Carlos, a man in his twenties, was actually 40 years old while playing the character. Although, his performance in the film was highly applauded by both the critics and the audience
Author Manuel Puig, who wrote the novel in which this film is based, also wrote the novel "Kiss of the Spider Woman", which film adaptation was filmed in the US and even achieved an Oscar for best actor in a main role