[1] The film was shot in 1975, but it didn't premiere until May 1983 due to military government disapproval and censorship at the time.

[1] The screenplay was written by the director Mario David, based on the short story Los ojos de Celina by Bernardo Kordon.

[1] The film was critically acclaimed upon release, with Daniel López in La Voz del Interior labelling it "Kordon and David's remarkable speech on despotism".

Hugo Paredero in Humor described the actors as "very talented, all deserving", surmising that they must have had "inner drama" to be so convincing to the camera.

In their 2001 book Un diccionario de films argentinos (1930-1995), Raúl Manrupe and María Alejandra Portela were less favorable, writing: "Rural matriarchy, rustic beings and critical intention against authoritarianism, in a rather static and outdated realization".