Which two actresses starred as the title characters in the 1987 Mexican telenovela Quinceañera?

Adela Noriega and Thalía starred as the title characters in the 1987 Mexican telenovela Quinceañera.

The Televisa series centered on two teenage friends, Maricruz and Beatriz, whose lives change as they approach their fifteenth birthdays. Adela Noriega played Maricruz Fernández, while Thalía played Beatriz Villanueva. Ernesto Laguardia was also part of the main cast.

Quinceañera became an important early television success for Thalía and is frequently identified as one of the best-known Mexican youth telenovelas of its period. Its plot used the quinceañera milestone as a framework for romance, class tensions, family conflict, and adolescence.

The series should not be confused with the 2006 American film of the same title. The telenovela is a Mexican television production from 1987, while the film is an independent drama directed by Glatzer and Westmoreland.