It was found 10 years later, that "Living Time" had similarities with "Teresa" a Mexican soap opera.
The villain of the name No one like you, Luiza Albuquerque, was mentioned several times throughout the soap opera.
The working titles of the novel were Mad Money and Life is Short.
Barbara Norton de Matos had been spoken to be part of the novel. However, at the time the actress had just give birth to her first daughter, Luz, ultimately not be in the cast. Other actors were originally planned, such as Lia Gama, Margaret Carpenter, Paulo Matos, Danae Magalhães and Marcia Leal.