During the hospital scene, the doctor makes a remark about only one other case of amnesia being a "woman in the 80s". This is a nod to the original Overboard (1987).
Two of the characters in the Mexican soap opera are Catalina and Arturo. The same names in the story told in the first Overboard (1987).
When asking the police officer about a shark attack, the officer is named Brody, the same as the Sheriff in Jaws (1975).
At 8:20, when Leonardo ( Eugenio Derbez) wake up, he shows Kate (Anna Farias) a tattoo of Speedy Gonzales, and do a little of his voice. Eugenio Derbez is scheduled to do the voice of Speedy Gonzales in the future Looney Tunes movie.
In episode 82 of the podcast What's The Tee?, RuPaul brings up a conversation with Anna Faris about Goldie Hawn and suggests that she should remake Overboard (1987).