ɡælˈiːɡoʊ wʌz ɐdˈæptᵻd æz ɐ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt kjˈuːbənspˈænɪʃ fˈɪlm ʌvðə sˈeɪm nˈeɪm, wɪð ɐ skɹˈiːnpleɪ baɪ mˈɑːɹɹɪˌoʊ kˈæməs ænd dᵻɹˈɛktᵻd baɪ mænwˈɛl ɑːktˈævɪˌoʊ ɡˈoʊmɛz.
Gallego was adapted as a 1988 Cuban-Spanish film of the same name, with a screenplay by Mario Camus and directed by Manuel Octavio Gómez.