ɪt wʌz lˈeɪɾɚ mˌeɪd ˌɪntʊ ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː fˈɪlm lɔːɹˈɛnzoʊz ˈɔɪl, ɪnwˌɪtʃ ɔːɡˈʌstoʊ wʌz plˈeɪd baɪ nˈɪk nˈoʊlt ænd mᵻkˈeɪlə baɪ sˈuːzən sˈæɹændən, hˌuː θɹuː hɜːɹ ɪnvˈɑːlvmənt wɪððə mˈuːvi bɪkˌeɪm ðə spˈoʊkspɚsən ʌvðə mˈaɪɪlˌɪn pɹˈɑːdʒɛkt.
It was later made into the 1992 film Lorenzo's Oil, in which Augusto was played by Nick Nolte and Michaela by Susan Sarandon, who through her involvement with the movie became the spokesperson of The Myelin Project.