La playa DC is being developed by two producers Diana Bustamante, producer of The Wind Journeys (Cannes, Toronto, San Sebastián 2009) and the Crab Trap (FIPRESCI Award, Berlin, 2010). Jorge Andrés Botero and his production company Séptima Films have produced many documentaries since 2006. La playa DC was shot in May 2011. The film received support from the Colombian Film Fund and Ibermedia Program. In the development stage, La Playa was invited to Rio Market, the Mannheim Meetings, Bafici's BAL and Cartagena Producers Meetings.