Del Rio became friends with Kugelman, who wrote the film specifically based on him, stating "Tall, slender and glamorous, but with the mouth of a truck driver, I immediately thought that Bianca was a total movie character, and that this would be the story that I develop for my first feature.

"[3] The film was introduced and announced years before Del Rio's rise to fame on RuPaul's Drag Race.

After the two had decided to pursue the venture, a crowdfunding site was set up on Indiegogo and was sponsored also by Fractured Atlas.

Actor and Drag Race season 4 contestant Willam Belli was first announced to be joining the cast via a YouTube video, playing Del Rio's on-screen best friend Bailey.

In February 2019 GQ reported that a third film titled Hurricane Bianca 3 was in the works that would include several Drag Race alumni, as well as the return of Sykes and Dratch.

[20] Chicago Review gave a positive review and wrote: "Crowd-funded on a teensy budget, the movie is not without its charms, including Ryan Matthieu Smith's inventive production and costume design and a cast of unknowns who prove worthy straight men to Del Rio.