It also stars Boots Anson-Roa, Ronaldo Valdez, Claudine Barretto, Agot Isidro, Nikka Valencia, John Estrada, Aljon Jimenez, and Ogie Diaz.

On the following day at the company, when Carlitos is invited by his workmates to eat lunch at the cafeteria, he meets Monica but she gets offended when he stares and teases her.

To see Monica, Carlitos pays a visit to her household and he meets her family consisting of her father Cenon, older brothers Bombit and Jun, and cousin Didoy.

[4] Muhlach previously worked with writer-director Jose Javier Reyes through the 1992 MMFF entry Bakit Labis Kitang Mahal, where the latter served as the director and the former as one of the film's three lead stars, alongside Ariel Rivera and Lea Salonga.

[5] May Minamahal is also the first Star Cinema project for Agot Isidro, Nikka Valencia, Boots Anson-Roa (it served as her comeback film after living overseas), and Claudine Barretto as well as the two cast members of ABS-CBN's then-youth variety show Ang TV: Fina Peralejo and Lailani Terrobias.

[3] The film's theme song, May Minamahal, originally sung by Hajji Alejandro in 1977, was performed by Agot Isidro and composed by Willy Cruz.

[7] This was Aga Muhlach's last Metro Manila Film Festival participation before he made his comeback in 2019 through the Philippine adaptation of Miracle in Cell No.

[8] May Minamahal was also premiered in Japan on September 15, 1996, as part of the 6th Fukuoka International Film Festival, screened with Japanese and English subtitles.

The film's restored version was premiered on February 21, 2018, at Power Plant Mall - Cinema 1 in Makati, Metro Manila as part of the annual "Reelive the Classics" exhibition.

The premiere was attended by the film's writer-director Joey Javier Reyes; cast members Boots Anson Roa-Rodrigo, Aiko Melendez, Aga Muhlach, Agot Isidro, Nikka Valencia, Ogie Diaz, Bimbo Bautista, and Malou Crisologo; line producer JoAnn Cabalda Bañaga; production assistant Gay Ace Domingo; and the family of producer Simon C.

[13][14] Jullie Y. Daza, a columnist writing for Manila Standard, described the film as a "fresh new moment in Philippine cinema" and gave praise towards its dialogue, performances of the cast (particularly Muhlach and Valdez), and the appeal to the movie-going audience.