[2] He grew up influenced by American and Italian Movies, and initially intended to make a name in Argentina and, from there, move to other countries.

[2] The first slap was used in a promotion of the telenovela at its early stages, and the positive popular reception turned this into a cliché.

[3] Arnaldo André retired his slapping act after Carlos Monzón was sentenced for the death of his wife, in a widely publicized trial.

[3] Nowadays, Arnaldo André thinks that he would not do a similar character, because of the public concern about corporal punishment in the home.

[2][3] He also thinks that feminism is greater now than in the 1980s, and a female character submissive to corporal punishment would not be considered realistic by the public anymore.