La Moderna

Salón de té La Moderna or simply La Moderna is a Spanish period television soap opera. It premiered in Spain on 27 September 2023 on La 1 of Televisión Española, and it concluded on 7 March 2025, after three seasons and 356 episodes. 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.

Cast

Production

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

Episodes

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.