In Spanish, the word "jamón" means ''ham'', while a ''jamona'' means HOT GIRL.
Penélope Cruz's first film role and first nude scenes. She was 18 years old when this movie was released and 17 years old when filmed.
First part of Bigas Luna's "Iberian Trilogy" also including Golden Balls (1993) and The Tit and the Moon (1994).
Penélope Cruz was very upset about her first film, Jamón, Jamón (1992) (Penelope was in some frank nude scenes). "I did not handle it at all well. I had a strong reaction to anything sexual or sensual for a while. I cut my hair short. I didn't do any love scenes - not even kisses - for many years", she recalls.
The movie was shot on the Monegros desert near Zaragoza. The filming began in October 1991.