The names of songwriters Boudleaux Bryant and Sigmund Romberg are misspelled in the credits as “Boudeleaux” Bryant and Sigmund “Rhomberg.” Singer Kathy Kitchen's first name is spelled "Cathy" on the placard displayed in the nightclub sequence, and in the end credits.
       Additional music performances include: "Rocky Top," performed by Cathy Kitchen; "Golden Days," performed by William and John Duvall; "Embraceable You," written by George and Ira Gershwin; "What A Difference A Day Made," written by Stanley Adams and María Méndez Grever; "It's A Heartache," written by Ronnie Scott and Steve Wolfe; and "The World Has Everything To Give," written and performed by Kathy Kitchen.
       The 19 May 1980 DV announced that actor-director-writer Robert Duvall had plans to direct and produce a film, referred to as Angelo, My Love, that would accurately portray Gypsy life in the U.S., reportedly in response to King of the Gypsies (1978, see entry), which Duvall considered inauthentic. According to the 11 Jan 1983 Village Voice, the film was “in the works for five years.” Its subject, Angelo Evans, was an eight-year-old Gypsy boy Duvall met on a New York City street in 1978, who was speaking to a grown woman as if he were her lover. Duvall and Angelo became friends and reportedly went on double dates with women in their twenties. Duvall’s goal in making the picture was to “show all sides of Gypsy life and not to exploit them.” However, Duvall added that to not portray his subjects performing acts of larceny would be “dishonest.” According to the 28 Apr 1983 DV, Duvall discovered co-star Steve "Patalay" Tsigonoff while the latter was washing cars on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, CA. The 31 Jul 1983 LAHExam stated that country singer Kathy (Cathy) Kitchen was referred to Duvall by a talent agent, who saw her perform in Nashville, TN. The article credits Kitchen as author of the song, “The World Has Everything To Give,” which she sings in the film.
       Associate producer Gail Youngs, who was Duvall’s girl friend during the film’s conception and production, stated in the 20 May 1983 NYT that Duvall was unable to acquire financing for the project, so she advised him to use his own money, rather than lose the opportunity of filming Angelo as a child. Following approximately two years of photography, Duvall’s funds were depleted and he accepted a role in The Pursuit of D. B. Cooper (1981, see entry) to finance post-production.
       Youngs said that Duvall often encountered difficulties with crewmembers who were unaccustomed to his style of directing, such as allowing the actors to improvise their dialog. She also described an incident in which Duvall was forced by time limitations to send the crew to lunch ahead of a group of Russian Gypsy women, who took offense and berated the director until he apologized. As portrayed in the film, Michael Evans was married while photography was in progress. However, his mother, Ruthie, was dissatisfied with her daughter-in-law’s palm-reading abilities and sent the girl back to her family in Detroit, MI, the following month. Michael’s wife was replaced onscreen by actress Debbie Ristick.
       NYT stated that Youngs and Duvall ended their relationship when the film was completed, brought about by Youngs’s desire to resume her acting career in defiance of Duvall’s wishes. They were reunited fourteen months later and married in Aug 1982.
       The 16 Feb 1983 DV announced Cinecom International as the North American distributor for Angelo My Love.
       The film was screened 17 Apr 1983 at the San Francisco Film Festival, according to the review in the 28 Apr 1983 DV. Duvall was quoted as estimating his production expenses at “just over $1,000,000.” Although it was his second directorial effort, it was his first to be released theatrically.
       On 26 Apr 1983, NYT reported that four hundred Gypsies attended a New York City preview screening of Angelo My Love several days prior. Angelo Evans, reportedly pleased with his own performance in the film, was in attendance and expressed an interest in making other films. Duvall agreed that the boy could have a future in acting if he learned how to read.
       Angelo My Love was released to mostly positive reviews. The 16 Aug 1983 HR reported that the picture was awarded two prizes at the 1983 Taormina Film Festival in Taormina, Italy: “The Jury Special Mention” for its “special qualities and ethnical motivation,” and a prize from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for “the film that best serves as a positive contribution to society.” The article also mentioned that Lorimar International had acquired worldwide distribution rights to the film.
      End credits conclude with the following statements: "Special thanks: Patricia and Nick Ribraka; Paulie and Joey Lombardosi; John McBride; Paul Gleason; Nick Stepich; The Davis Brothers; Louie Cosentino; The Seekamp Family; Harry Simpson and Family; Cathedral Saint Anne DePre, Quebec City, Canada; Bianchi and Marguerita's Restaurant." "In appreciate: The Tsigonoff Family"; and, "'Sometimes You Get The Bear--Sometimes The Bear Gets You'--Gypsy Epitaph." End credits also include the acknowledgement: "In Appreciation, The Tsigonoff Family."