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'''Quinceañera''' is a
Mexican telenovela, which was produced by and broadcasted on
Televisa in 1987. It was the first in a starring role for
Adela Noriega and
Thalía, a singer then member of the pop band
Timbiriche. It was the second story written for television by
René Muñoz, a
Cuban-born actor. This was also the first telenovela to talk about drugs, rape and gangs.
Awards
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TVyNovelas 1988=
★ ''Best Telenovela of the Year''
Cast==
Plot
Maricruz (Adela Noriega) and Beatriz (Thalía) are classmates and best friends, although Maricruz is poor and Beatriz is of a wealthy family. They are both 14 and excited about their
quinceañera parties and growing up to become women. Pancho (Ernesto Laguardia) and Memo (Sebastián Ligarde) are attracted to Maricruz. Maricruz accepts the love of Pancho, a mechanic and Memo, a gang member.Memo drugs Maricruz and makes her believe he raped her so she will break up with Pancho. At the same time Gerardo, Maricruz's brother, starts dating Beatriz upon the pressure that Maricruz's mother has put on their children to attempt to escalate in society. Beatriz gets pregnant and the girls realize that the passing to womanhood was not what they expected.
External links
★
''Quinceañera'' at the
telenovela database
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