[1] It is inspired by the story Noticias de Milo, which is part of the book Mujer desnuda fumando en la ventana by Marcelo Leonart.

While he tries to lead the promotional campaign for a book that promises happiness, she can't get her younger brother recently dead in Chile out of her mind.

[4] The actors participating in this film are:[5][6] Principal photography began on 28 July 2006, and ended on September 5 of the same year in Barcelona, Spain.

[7][8] 199 Tips to Be Happy was screened at the beginning of October 2008 in the Ventana Section of Chilean Cinema at the 15th Valdivia International Film Festival,[9] in mid-November 2008 at the 20th Viña del Mar International Film Festival as part of the National Fiction Feature Film Competition[10] and on 22 June 2009, at the 9th Festival La Chimenea de Villaverde.

[11][12] It was scheduled to be released on 14 August 2008, in Chilean theaters,[13] but it was delayed until September 25 of the same year[14][15] to later expand to the Spanish market on 17 July 2009.