The novel was the last that Steinbeck completed before his death during 1968; The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights and the screenplay for Zapata were both published posthumously in unfinished forms.
Viva Zapatero! is titled after the famous "Viva Zapata!" and it also refers to the Spanish prime minister, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, who, immediately after gaining power in Spain, ensured that the head of the state-run public broadcaster would no longer be a political appointee (as opposed to Italy).
Viva | Viva La Bam | Emiliano Zapata | Viva Las Vegas | Musica Viva Australia | Boston Musica Viva | Viva (TV station) | VIVA | Viva (bus rapid transit) | Vauxhall Viva | The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas | Zapata | Viva Zapata! | Viva La Internet/Blank CD | VIVA Germany | Rodolfo Zapata | Pedro León Zapata | Metro Zapata | Hilario Zapata | Emiliano Zapata, Morelos | Dominic Zapata | Bodega Catena Zapata | Aquí no hay quien viva | Zapata, Texas | Zapata Swamp | Zapata Rail | Zapata: El sueño de un héroe | Viva voce | Viva Vigilante | Viva Variety |
The wing operates two squadrons of Eurofighter Typhoons, the Falken (Falcons) squadron and the Viva Zapata squadron.