First thought as a remake of Kailangan kita (1993), the movie which starred Gretchen Barretto who is the elder sister of this movie's lead female star Claudine Barretto.
Aga Muhlach and Claudine Barretto did a crash course in food preparation for their role in the movie.
As tribute to her hometown Sorsogon in Bicol, writer Shaira Mella Salvador, sets the movie in Bicol, with the majestic Mayon Volcano on the background.