The film was based on the 1970 movie The Baby Maker that was initially adapted by Nerissa Cabral into a Komiks series.

[2] On the outside, married couple Fina (Santos) and Rodel (Manzano) Alcaraz appear to be a match made in heaven, but behind the thick walls of their home, their relationship is on the verge of crumbling.

Despite being relatively affluent, the couple is empty as they are childless, for any attempt to conceive might prove fatal to Fina due to her condition.

Palimos ng Pag-ibig is an adaptation of the 1971 film The Baby Maker, co-written and directed by James Bridges.

[4] The film was the origin of the line, "Para kang karenderiáng bukás sa lahát ng gustong kumain!"