[1] While the presentation of the leading character takes places in 1934, the bulk of the fiction is set in 1946, after the Civil War,[1][2] a society mired by machismo and the importance of outward appearances.
Marta sees herself in a situation she begins to work to support her daughter Elena (Claudia Traisac) after her husband Antonio (Daniel Grao) falls ill, facing the latter's humiliated reaction; she also faces the gossiping of neighbours in relation to a misunderstanding with her neighbour Rafael (Eduardo Noriega), who is actually secretly in love with Marta.
[3][4][5] However, the job interview to work as personal assistant to an Italian businesswoman, Roberta Moretti (Maria Rosaria Omaggio), will change her present and future.
[7] The series is an adaptation of the novel La sonata del silencio, authored by Paloma Sánchez-Garnica and a best-selling work in Spain in 2014.
[16] Outdoor shooting locations included the Calle de San Vicente Ferrer [es] in Malasaña, Madrid.