Cláudia Mauro and Paulo César Grande previously appeared in Leila Diniz (1987) and For All: Springboard to Victory (1997). The latter film covers the same settings as this movie (American military forces stationed in the Northeast of Brazil during World War II).
The Brazilian girl and the American Navy officer who meet at the party and end up being romantically involved are played by real-life couple Cláudia Mauro and Paulo César Grande.