The Mexican television series Quinceañera first premiered in 1987.
Quinceañera is a Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa. The series starred Adela Noriega and Thalía, with Ernesto Laguardia among its principal performers. Its story centered on teenagers and the social pressures surrounding adolescence, romance, family, and class, using the quinceañera milestone as an important cultural setting.
The program became notable in Mexican popular culture and helped make its young stars especially well known. As with many telenovelas, its appeal came from combining melodrama with recognizable family and social rituals.
The series should not be confused with the 2006 independent film also titled Quinceañera. The television production belongs to the late-1980s Mexican telenovela tradition, while the film is an English-language American drama set in Los Angeles.