Which two actresses played the central teenage friends in Mexico’s 1987 telenovela Quinceañera?

Adela Noriega and Thalía played the central teenage friends in Mexico’s 1987 telenovela Quinceañera.

The series follows Maricruz and Beatriz, whose friendship and contrasting circumstances drive the youth-focused drama. Adela Noriega portrayed Maricruz, while Thalía portrayed Beatriz. Their pairing helped make the program a recognizable title in Mexican television history.

The production was broadcast by Televisa and belongs to the telenovela tradition: a serialized melodrama designed to unfold through continuing episodes. Although the title invokes a fifteenth-birthday tradition, the series is not a step-by-step guide to holding a quinceañera.

This casting fact is sometimes muddled with actresses from other Mexican telenovelas. The question concerns the 1987 television series specifically, not a different program, remake, or quinceañera-themed film.