John, the main character was created about 4 years before by Fernando Durán and Kevin Gorby.
The whole movie was shot, edited and released in 48 hours. Unfortunately, there was a delay on the deliver of the film and it wasn't accepted on the main contest of the 48 hours Film Festival.
Although not participating on the main contest, "Morir como un perro" was awarded with the Best movie by Audience Award.