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television series
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developed by Videoland and based on the 2022 novel ''Patria, los primeros años de Máxima Zorreguieta'' by author Marcia Luyten. The series revolves around the early life of
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands
Máxima (born Máxima Zorreguieta on 17 May 1971) is List of Dutch royal consorts, Queen of the Netherlands as the wife of King Willem-Alexander.
Argentine by birth, she worked in finance when she met Willem-Alexander, eldest son and heir appa ...
and the beginnings of her relationship with Willem-Alexander. It premiered in the Netherlands on 20 April 2024 with six episodes, and in Spain on Antena 3 on 19 June 2024. It premiered in Latin America on 15 August 2024 on
Max
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* Max (British dog), the first pet dog to win the PDSA Order of Merit (animal equivalent of the OBE)
* Max (gorilla) ...
Seville Fair
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The fair officially begins at midnight on Monday, and runs six ...
in Spain in 1999. The plot is intersected with flashbacks that portray her childhood, adolescence and young adulthood, showing her life in Argentina during the
National Reorganization Process
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, her university years and her work as an economist in New York.
Queen Beatrix
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Sebastian Koch
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as
Prince Claus
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Jorge Rafael Videla
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* Valeria Alonso as María del Carmen Cerruti, Máxima's mother
Recurring
* Jacob Derwig as Thomas Wagenaar, Maxima's advisor
* Iván Lapadula como Tiziano Iachetti, Maxima's boyfriend in her youth
* Cecilia Cereijido-Bloche as Dolores Zorreguieta, Máxima's half-sister
* Gala Bichir as Inés Zorreguieta, Máxima's sister
* Santiago Botto as young adult Martín Zorreguieta, Máxima's brother
* Paula Gala as Cynthia Kaufmann, Máxima's friend from school whom she meets again in New York
* Agustina Palma as Valeria Delger, Máxima's friend from school
* Ivette Balaguer as Ana Laffont, Máxima's acquaintance who introduces her to Willem-Alexander
* Sébastien Corona as Philippe Laffont, Ana's husband
* Kees Hulst as Max van der Stoel, Dutch diplomat who criticizes Máxima
* Jaap Spijkers as
Wim Kok
Willem Kok (; 29 September 1938 – 20 October 2018) was a Dutch politician and trade union leader who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 22 August 1994 until 22 July 2002.nl). Initially it had been announced that the script would be written by Dorien Goertzen and Karin van der Meer, and that Anne de Clercq would be the director. However, in March 2023 it was announced that the books would be written by Marnie Blok and Ilse Ott, while the direction would be under the responsibility of Saskia Diesing, Joosje Duk and Iván López Núñez. It was also confirmed that the series would be made up of 6 episodes of 40–50 minutes each.
The series was produced by the Dutch studio Millstreet Films, and in July 2023, it was reported that it partnered with Beta Film for the international distribution and sale of the series.
Casting
In December 2022, Argentine actress Delfina Chaves was cast to play the role of Máxima Zorreguieta, while Dutch actor Martijn Lakemeier was announced as in the role of Prince Willem-Alexander in March 2023.
Filming
Filming of the series began in July 2023. It took place on locations in the United States, Spain, Belgium and the Netherlands. The Buenos Aires sequences were filmed in Madrid, on Gran Vía and the
Instituto Cervantes
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