Trivia

• The title "El Tigre" is translated into the English words: "The Tiger".
• According to Cold Hard Flash, the show itself is animated in Adobe Flash.
• In El Tigre, El Jefe, toward the end of the episode, Remy from Street Fighter III can be seen in the crowd. Plus, Chun-Li and Ryu can be seen in a few scenes of several episodes.
• The source of each Rivera's superpowers is an article of clothing. Puma Loco's come from his Golden Sombrero of Chaos, White Pantera's come from his Bronze Boots of Truth, and El Tigre's come from his Mystic El Tigre Belt Buckle. Also, each piece of clothing is a type of metallic color. The Golden Sombrero of Chaos is, of course, gold. The Bronze Boots of Truth are, of course bronze. The belt buckle is silver, and the fact that the belt is in the middle and there clothing are on the top or bottom.
• Manny and Frida got their names based on the names of Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo.
• There has been a running gag in the title cards, with one character standing closer to the image, showing only its feet and legs, while the other stands far in the background. So far, this is seen in Sole of a Hero, Fistful of Collars, and The Mother Of All Tigres.
• During The Late Manny Rivera, Sergio says "Cry havoc and let slip the cows of war.". This is a goof on Shakepeare's quote: "Cry havoc and let loose the dogs of war."
• El Tigre runs into Sartana of the Dead more commonly than any other villain. El Oso is next, then Dr. Chipotle, Jr.
• In Sole of a Hero when Manny says, "You're Super Macho!" to his Dad, it is a reference, to Jorge Guiterrez', one of the creators of the show nickname, "Super Macho." As known on his website, which is named after the show's company, Mexopolis.
• Manny lives on a house on the top of a big building in Miracle City. The building name is Casa Del Macho. Manny's mom's former mansion was named Casa Del Mariachi.
• At the 2007 Comic-Con International, the producers said that in the next season, Manny will have his first kiss. They also showed in its entirety a new episode in the storyboard stage about the marriage of Puma Loco and Sartana of the Dead which Manny attempts to stop, with Lady Gobbler's help.
• Also at Comic-Con, Jorge Gutierrez said the concept of the show is partly based on his real life growing up in Mexico with an artist father and a grandfather who was in the military. He had seen his grandfather as "evil" and his father as "good", much like Manny's father and grandfather.
• A running gag is whenever a Rivera decides to do something, they follow with a cry of "This I swear!"
• The opening card of El Tigre, el Jefe, which translates as "El Tigre, the chief" and where Manny helps his classmates to the point of establishing an authoritarian regime, is written in cyrillic alphabet and possess a red and yellow color theme along with a star. This is a clear reference to Latin American communist leaders that adopted dictatorial measures during their governments.
• There are a few references to Spaghetti Westerns within the show, Sartana and Django are both the names of heroes in a series of Italian Westerns. Both Leone middle school and Sergio are named after director Sergio Leone the latter being an Italian kid who dresses up like a cowboy. Furthermore the episode Fistful of Collars takes its title from Fistful of Dollars.
• In the episode The Mother Of All Tigres Frida giggles because Manny's mom becomes the new school librarian meaning that she knew what a library was, but in Yellow Pantera she had no idea what a library is.
• Manny's name may be based on the name of Tony Montana's best friend Manny Rivera from the Brian de Palm movie, Scarface.

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