Who played Maricruz Fernández in the Mexican telenovela Quinceañera?

Adela Noriega played Maricruz Fernández in the Mexican telenovela Quinceañera.

Quinceañera was a Mexican television series that aired in 1987 and starred Adela Noriega and Thalía. Noriega played Maricruz, while Thalía played Beatriz. The story follows two teenage girls whose lives and relationships are shaped by family circumstances, social expectations, and the transition into adulthood.

The series is distinct from the quinceañera birthday tradition itself and from the 2006 American independent film with the same title. This distinction matters because the word is used for several cultural works as well as for the celebration.

The telenovela became associated with the careers of its young stars. Its title invokes the age and social milestone at the heart of the story, but the television plot is a serialized drama rather than a documentary account of quinceañera customs.