The current kings of the Netherlands, Willem-Alexander and Máxima will have their own version of ‘The crown’. The production companies Star and Millstreet Films have officially presented the new series in Amsterdam, which, unlike the British one, the protagonist will be the queen consort.
Although there is no title yet, the production is based on the unauthorized biography of King William’s wife, Máxima Zorreguieta, mother country. The main role will be played by Argentine actress Delfina Chaves (27), well known in her country.
“I never imagined an opportunity like this. Honestly, I couldn’t believe it. I got in my car, drove to my dad’s house, and I was shaking,” Delfina Chaves confessed during the presentation in Amsterdam for the international accolade for her career that could mean the series. And she added that she is studying Dutch to better get into Máxima’s skin: “I swear to God I’m working really, really hard on it.”
The series is scheduled to have multiple seasons. The first will begin filming in Argentina next June and will be released in 2024. It will begin with the childhood of Máxima, eldest daughter of Jorge Zorreguieta, Secretary of Agriculture and Livestock, during the Videla dictatorship. This first season will include Máxima’s meeting with the future king in a booth at the April fair in Seville, and their subsequent courtship in New York, the city where she worked before becoming part of the Orange-family. Nassau.
The Dutch actor Martijn Lakemeier (29) will be in charge of interpreting the then Prince Willem-Alexander. “It’s the biggest challenge of all the roles I’ve played so far. Not only because I play someone who is still alive, but also because he is the king and everyone knows him,” explained the actor during the press conference in Amstedam.
Delfina Chaves, the actress who will play Queen Máxima, is the younger sister of the television presenter Paula Chaves (38). Delfina began her career in the sitcom Concubinos in 2012 and since then she has not stopped working. Among her successes, the soap opera Argentina, land of love and revenge stands out, and as a contestant on the Argentine version of Tu cara me suena.
Delfina is spontaneous, feminist, defender of the LGTBI collective, passionate about cinema and very concerned about some social causes such as mental health. The actress suffers from a sleep paralysis disorder. As for her sentimental life, Delfina Chaves has always kept her private life out of the spotlight. She has only revealed a brief romance lived with the Spanish actor Albert Baró (26), with whom she met in Argentina, land of love and revenge.
