Joey Pepe Smith who plays the piano man being teased by the kids is the one who scored the film.
Both Nathan Lopez and his identical twin Gammy auditioned for the title role of Maximo Oliveros. Nathan won the part.
This film was selected as the official Philippine entry for the Best Foreign Language Film award at the 79th Academy Awards. The runners-up were The Bet Collector (Kubrador) and Inang Yaya.
Victor's house in the movie is actually where the director and his boyfriend currently live.
Besides the main actors, the other people we see in the movie are the director's real neighbors.