 There are battle scenes, featuring Gutiérrez in the Civil War and the Paraguayan War and, finally, his struggles as a pediatrician.In April 1948, the production company Artistas Argentinos Asociados signed a contract with the renowned writer, essayist, journalist and pediatrician Florencio Escardó, whose pseudonym was Piolin de Macramé, to shoot a film based on his story of Dr. Ricardo Gutiérrez.The following month, Germán Gelpi began to design the sets and Carlos Rinaldi was hired as director.