The screenplay by Raquel Villavicencio is based on the 1949 drama film The Heiress, itself an adaptation of Henry James' 1880 novel Washington Square, directed by William Wyler and starring Olivia de Havilland and Montgomery Clift.

In 2018, the film was digitally restored and remastered by the ABS-CBN Film Restoration Project and Central Digital Lab, Inc.[1] Adela (Maricel Soriano) is a plain and pitifully awkward young woman whose father, the emotionally detached Maximo (Eddie Gutierrez), makes no secret how disappointed he is that she is nothing like his late wife (Dawn Zulueta), who died in childbirth.

Over dinner, David confesses that he has never worked a day in his life, and used up his inheritance on travel, but insists that he is there because he is ready to settle down and start a family.

To test David's love for his daughter, Maximo separates the young couple for six months by taking Adela on a trip to the United States.

Maximo overhears them and over an abusive tirade tells Adela that David could only love her for her money as she possesses no qualities any man could find attractive.

Falling for David's promise to dedicate his life to Adela and Jenny's happiness, the couple rekindle their former romance and begin planning their wedding.

The role of Adela was originally offered to Vilma Santos, who initially accepted but had to pull out due to scheduling conflicts after shooting on the Regal Films production Sinungaling Mong Puso was delayed.

The film's theme song "Kahit Na" was performed by singer Rachel Alejandro, with words and music by Willy Cruz and arrangement by Ryan Cayabyab.

During the film's restoration process, the most prevalent damages found in the supplied material were bumps, splice marks, image instabilities, and molds.

The other damages include heavy black debris, grain, flicker, color shift, and missing frames.

[5] The restored version premiered on April 18, 2018, at Trinoma mall in Quezon City, opening the "Cinema Classics" series.

[6][7] The restored version received its free-to-air television premiere on ABS-CBN on February 16, 2020, as a feature presentation for the network's Sunday's Best program.