María Cristina de Habsburgo-Lorena, la reina regente que gobernaba en la época de ‘Las hijas de la criada’ y soportó las infidelidades de Alfonso XII

The television adaptation of Sonsoles Ónega's novel *Las hijas de la criada*, winner of the 2023 Premio Planeta, is broadcast on Antena 3. The narrative transports viewers to early 20th-century Spain during the reign and regency of María Cristina de Habsburgo-Lorena.

Historical context surrounding the regency includes María Cristina's governance during the turn of the century, as well as her endurance of the personal infidelities of King Alfonso XII.