Sira on the screen of 2026

Sira, the protagonist of El Tiempo Entre Costuras, returns—the innocent seamstress who captivated more than five million readers worldwide with her patterns and clandestine messages.

Sira stars Adriana Ugarte, Rubén Cortada, Peter Vives, Carlos Santos, and Elvira Mínguez, reprising their roles from The Time in Between. Jeremy Neumark Jones, Borja Luna, Orla O’Leary, Kathleen Gati, Darío Grandinetti, Carlos Olalla, Francesc Garrido, Cecilia Suárez, and Sue Flack round out the cast, among others.

The production promises to once again transport viewers on a journey filled with emotion, intrigue, fashion, and adventure through a fascinating historical moment: the end of World War II.

Sira is an original production by Buendía Estudios Bizkaia, in collaboration with Atresmedia and Netflix. It promises to transport readers once again on a journey filled with emotion, intrigue, fashion, and adventure through a captivating historical moment: the end of World War II.

This novel was published in 2021 amidst great media anticipation, with an initial print run of half a million copies. Its magnificent reception by readers led to sales exceeding 150,000 copies in its first two weeks. It has been translated into numerous international languages, including English, French, Italian, Dutch, and Arabic.

In Sira, author María Dueñas intertwines fiction and reality with her unmistakable style: agile prose, deeply human characters, captivating descriptions, and a meticulously recreated historical context. Readers have journeyed alongside its protagonist, Sira, through the diplomatic salons of London, the turbulent streets of Jerusalem, the journalistic circles of Madrid, and the cosmopolitan soirées of Tangier.

“Bringing her back for this novel has been fascinating; together we’ve explored settings, intrigues, and moments that defined an era,” says Dueñas.

Sira Quiroga

She is a young seamstress from Madrid. The daughter of a single mother from a working-class background, her passion, stolen by the wrong man, leads her on a hasty journey to Morocco from which she will not return until years later. Forced by necessity, Sira has no choice but to rebuild her life by doing the only thing she knows how to do: returning to sewing. Finally owning her own business in Tetouan, her path takes unexpected turns, ultimately leading her to collaborate with British intelligence during World War II.

Secondary characters who appeared in The Time Between Seams, such as Gonzalo Alvarado (her father), her mother Dolores, and Ramiro Arribas, among others, also reappear.

Now she faces a new and emotionally unexpected situation that will force her to become a reporter for the renowned BBC to carry out her new mission.

Ramiro Arribas

Toxic love in Sira's life. The seducer who pulls her away from her world with the false promise of a supposed business deal and unconditional love. He abandons her, taking her money and her dreams.

Historical figures such as Eva Perón and Barbara Hutton also appear.

Statistics of the work

The Time in Between has been translated into 40 languages ​​and sold more than five million copies in seventy editions.

María Dueñas on television

The series The Captain's Daughters is an adaptation of the novel of the same name. It tells the story of three young Spanish women who were forced to cross an ocean, settled in New York, a dazzling metropolis, and bravely fought to find their way. It is a tribute to women who persevere when the odds are stacked against them and a homage to all those courageous people who have lived, and continue to live, the often epic and almost always uncertain adventure of emigration.

A story based on her book, La Templanza (The Temperance), can also be enjoyed on television. Set in the second half of the 19th century, it is a novel that speaks of glories and defeats, silver mines, family intrigues, vineyards, wineries, and magnificent cities whose elegance has faded with time.

Awards for María Dueñas

City of Cartagena Historical Novel Prize

Culture Prize of the Community of Madrid, in the Literature category

"A Year of Books" Award from El Corte Inglés in the Author of the Year category

Honorary Award from the Aragón Noir Festival