The character was based on acomposite of De Rossi's male friends in real life.[2] De Rossi herself cast Piolo Pascual as TJ, due to the actor's sense of humor. De Rossi, in jest, added that Pascual funnier than herKita Kita co-starEmpoy Marquez.[3] Pascual remarked that his character is the same as him in real life. He had to grow his hair long and wear piercing for the role.[3] Since TJ is largely based on De Rossi's friend in real life, TJ was brought in for the film so that Pascual could mimic the mannerisms of de Rossi's friends.[4]
The cast ofMy Amanda also includesLuz Valdez,KC Montero, andHelga Krapf.[5] Piolo Pascual remarked that his character is the same as him in real life, save for his character's long hair and piercings.
My Amanda marks as the directorial and writing debut for lead actressAlessandra de Rossi.[6] The film was produced under Spring Films, a production film of cast memberPiolo Pascual, and AWOOO (A World of Our Own).[2] The film which took three years to complete, also hadJoyce Bernal as its creative producer and Boy Yñiguez as its cinematographer.[2] Other members of the production team include Marilen Magsaysay (colorist), Kettle Mata (composer), and Hector Calma (assistant director). Principal photography forMy Amanda lasted 10 to 11 days.[7]
De Rossi in coming up for the concept for the film, intended to share a "share a different kind of love story" – she wantedMy Amanda to portray a friendship that is "intimate and not superficial, rare and sincere".[8] Chaka Khan's "Through the Fire" was used as the film'stheme song.[9]
