| Quinceañera | |
|---|---|
| Format | Teen, Telenovela |
| Created by | Televisa |
| Directed by | Pedro Damián |
| Starring | Adela Noriega Ernesto Laguardia Thalía |
| Opening theme | Quinceañera (Timbiriche) |
| Country of origin | Mexico |
| Language(s) | Spanish |
| No. of episodes | 105 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Carla Estrada |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Univision |
| Original run | 1987 – 1988 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | El precio de la fama |
| Followed by | Dulce Desafío |
Quinceañera is a Mexican telenovela, produced by and broadcast on Televisa in 1987. It featured the first starring role for both Adela Noriega and Thalía, a singer then member of the pop band Timbiriche.
This was the first telenovela to talk about drugs, rape and gangs. It was written for television by René Muñoz.
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Maricruz (Adela Noriega) and Beatriz (Thalía) are classmates and best friends, although Maricruz is poor and Beatriz is of a wealthy family. They are both 14 and excited about their quinceañera parties and growing up to become women. Pancho (Ernesto Laguardia), a mechanic's apprentice, and Memo (Sebastián Ligarde), a gang tough, are attracted to Maricruz. Maricruz accepts the love of Pancho; Memo drugs Maricruz and makes her believe he raped her so she will break up with Pancho. At the same time Gerardo, Maricruz's brother, starts dating Beatriz upon the pressure that Maricruz's mother has put on their children to attempt to escalate in society. Beatriz gets pregnant and the girls realize that the passing to womanhood was not what they expected.[1]
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Track listing:
| Category | Nomination | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Best Telenovela | Carla Estrada | Won |
| Best Female Antagonist | Inés Morales | Nominated |
| Best Male Antagonist | Sebastián Ligarde | Won |
| Best Young Actress | Adela Noriega | Won |
| Best Young Actor | Ernesto Laguardia | Won |
| Best Female Revelation | Thalía | Won |
| Best Female Revelation | Nailea Norvind | Nominated |
| Best Male Revelation | Armando Araiza | Won |
| Best Musical Theme | Timbiriche | Won |