La Moderna

La Moderna
Genre	Soap opera Period drama
Based on	Tea Rooms. Mujeres obreras by Luisa Carnés
Starring	Helena Ezquerro Almagro San Miguel Stéphanie Magnin Sara Rivero Teresa Hurtado de Ory Miryam Gallego Berta Castañé Rodrigo Simón Cosette Silguero Bàrbara Mestanza Llorenç González Carles Sanjaime Lorea Carballo Xabier Murua Carlos Librado "Nene" Andrea Fiorillo María José Parra Pablo Álvarez Germán Alcarazu José Luis García-Pérez
Original language	Spanish
Production
Production companies	RTVE Mediawan Boomerang TV
Original release
Network	La 1
Release	27 September 2023 (2023-09-27) – present (present)

Salón de té La Moderna or simply La Moderna is a Spanish period television soap opera. It began airing in Spain on 27 September 2023 on La 1 of Televisión Española. It stars Helena Ezquerro, Almagro San Miguel, and Stéphanie Magnin, among others. It is inspired by the book Tea Rooms. Mujeres obreras by Luisa Carnés.

Premise

Set in 1930 in Madrid, the series follows young Matilde, who enters to work at the tearoom "La Moderna" in Puerta del Sol. Matilde comes across old flame Íñigo, ambitioned by former girlfriend Doña Carla, the wife of Don Jaime, the businessman Íñigo works for.[1]

Cast

• Helena Ezquerro [es] as Matilde[2]
• Almagro San Miguel [es] as Íñigo Peñalver[2]
• Stéphanie Magnin as Carla de Morcuende[2]
• Sara Rivero [es] as Teresa[2]
• Teresa Hurtado de Ory as Antonia[2]
• Miryam Gallego as Rosario Martín[2]
• Berta Castañé as Luisa Garcés[2]
• Rodrigo Simón as Pablo Garcés[2]
• Cosette Silguero as Clara Garcés[2]
• Bàrbara Mestanza [ca] as Trini[2]
• Llorenç González [es] as Miguel[2]
• Carles Sanjaime [es] as Fermín Villanueva[2]
• Lorea Carballo as Marta[2]
• Xabier Murua as Elías[2]
• Carlos Librado "Nene" [es] as Francisco Cañete[2]
• Andrea Fiorillo as Pietro[2]
• María José Parra as Esperanza[2]
• Pablo Álvarez as Raimundo[2]
• Germán Alcarazu as Emilio[2]
• José Luis García-Pérez as Jaime de Morcuende[2]
• Berta Galo as Laurita[2]
• Diana Palazón [es] as Pepita[3]
• Lola Marceli as Maruja[3]
• Magdalena Tejado as Paula[3]
• Jesús Mosquera as Rodrigo[3]
• Miguel Hermoso as Emiliano Pedraza[3]
• Pepe Nufrio as Iván[3]
• Clara Alvarado [es] as Mercedes[3]
• Miguel Ángel Muñoz as César Morel[3]

Production

The series takes inspiration from Tea Rooms. Mujeres obreras [es] by Generation of '27 author Luisa Carnés.[4] It was produced by RTVE and Mediawan in collaboration with Boomerang TV.[5] Helmed by Carlos Martín Eguía and Joaquín Santamaría, the writing team also featured Miquel Peidró, José Antonio López (Kata), Remedios Crespo, Ignasi Rubio, Juan Manuel Beiro, Ángela Armero, Neus Peidró, Sergio Barrejón, José Ángel Domínguez, and Laura Molpeceres.[4]

Episodes

Season	Episodes		Originally aired		Avg. viewers (millions)	Avg. share
			First aired	Last aired
1	120		27 September 2023	14 March 2024	0.750	8.8%
2	116		15 March 2024	20 September 2024	0.750	8.6%
3	85		23 September 2024	TBA	TBA	TBA

Release

RTVE premiered the first two episodes in prime time on La 1, La 2, Clan, and RTVE Play on 27 September 2023, with regular sobremesa broadcast on La 1 beginning the following day.[1]

References

1. Moreno, Sandra (28 September 2023). "Avance del capítulo 3 de 'Salón de té La Moderna': comienza la historia entre Matilde e Íñigo". Bluper – via El Español.
2. Vallejo, J (24 September 2023). "Conoce a todos los personajes de 'La moderna' antes de su estreno en TVE". Cultura en Serie.
3. "'La Moderna' despidió a su pareja estrella (con sorpresa) antes de recibir a sus nuevos protagonistas". vertele!. 20 September 2024 – via eldiario.es.
4. Pizarro, Miguel Ángel (27 September 2023). "Crítica de 'La Moderna': una serie que aspira a ser un clásico con pedigrí en la línea de 'La Promesa'". Bluper – via El Español.
5. "RTVE estrena el miércoles en prime time en todos sus canales 'La Moderna', su nueva ficción para las tardes de La 1". rtve.es. 22 September 2023.

External links

• La Moderna on RTVE Play
• La Moderna at IMDb