Therefore, the film survived online in formats like , a pioneering multimedia container format developed by Microsoft that became the standard for the file-sharing era of the late 2000s. The keyword is frequently found linked in niche film forums and file-sharing sites dedicated to queer cinema. For instance, a popular Chinese forum on "qafone.cc" hosted a thread for the film, labeling it: " [电影] 一半艳阳，一半蓝天/Rabioso sol, rabioso cielo[1.5G][avi西语英字][rayfile] ". This entry encapsulates the era perfectly: a movie from Mexico ("一半艳阳，一半蓝天" is the Chinese title), compressed to 1.5GB in an AVI container, with Spanish audio and English subtitles, available via the now-defunct Rayfile hosting service.
: The film is notable for its use of striking black-and-white photography.