What is the title of the 1987 Mexican telenovela about a quinceañera?

Quinceañera is the title of the 1987 Mexican telenovela about teenage girls approaching a quinceañera.

The Televisa series starred Adela Noriega and Thalía as protagonists Maricruz and Beatriz. Its story follows friendship, family expectations, romance, and social pressures surrounding adolescence. The program helped make the word quinceañera familiar to a broad television audience.

The telenovela is distinct from the 2006 American independent film with the same title. The television production belongs to Mexico’s long-running tradition of serialized melodramas, while the later film is an English-language feature set in East Los Angeles.

The title refers to the cultural milestone at the center of the story, not to a person’s first name. This is a useful distinction because quinceañera can mean the celebrant, the party, or a work of entertainment depending on context.