Cayetana Guillén Cuervo's debut.
The film's script is based on the Hebrew myth of the evil Lilit.
"La Luna Negra" was the first of the six titles that made up the "Sabbath" television series, a collection of films co-produced by Televisión Española together with other European countries, with a budget of 150 million pesetas (about 900,000 euros) each. . These films premiered on Saturday nights on the first network and all deal with different aspects of witchcraft. "The Legend of the Priest of Bargota" by Pedro Olea, "The Mask of the Demon" by Lamberto Bava, "María la Loba", "Anna Goldin: The Last Witch" and "The Curse of María Alva" complete the series.
After its premiere in 1989, the film was broadcast again by the first Spanish Television channel on Thursday, July 2, 1992.
Before Imanol Uribe took over the project, Iván Zulueta was expected to direct the film.