The following characters are named after Argentinian movie directors: Martín Suarez (after José A. Martínez Suárez), Saslavsky (after Luis Saslavsky) and Manuel Romero.
Dr. Richard Baulex and Rodolfo Puente, both characters who appears in the first scene of the movie was named after the Argentinian actors Ricardo Bauleo and Rolo Puente. Both actors starring the cult movie Blood of the Virgins (1967), whose images appear also in the projection room where Martin Suarez works.
Director Sebastian Perillo was the Production Manager of the film Cargo de conciencia (2005) directed by Emilio Vieyra. In this particular project Sebastian Perillo met Ricardo Bauleo and both became friends until the death of Bauleo in 2014.
In Amateur appears Ricardo Bauleo on screen while Martín watches the film Blood of the Virgins (1967),directed by Emilio Vieyra.
A reference to Ricardo Bauleo is the character's name on the first scene Richard Baulex, nickname used by Ricardo Bauleo in Blood of the Virgins (1967) opening titles.