The novela exists in the same universe of two other successful Colombian novelas: Pedro El Escamoso and La Saga, Negocio de Familia.
The character of "el Mago Kandu" (Kandu the Magician) was so popular that a circus that gave live performances revolving around the character was done with the actual actor and was a great success.
The tremors Don Evaristo displays are not traits created to display his illness, but actually the actor's own tremors he would get due to having Parkinson's.
The one physical trait the family shares is curly hair. This is shown in Esperanza, Fabiana, Teresa, Alberto, and on Don Evaristo's desk there is a picture of Simon with curly hair.
Gilberto's hair is styled to look like two large horns and two tiny horns giving him the silhouette of a devil. This is because he calls himself the prince of darkness and the unknown.