Quinceañera (TV series)

Quinceañera
2013 poster
GenreTelenovela
Created byRené Muñoz
Written by
  • René Muñoz
  • Edmundo Báez
  • Marcia del Río
Story byJorge Durán Chávez
Directed by
Starring
Opening theme"Quinceañera" performed by Timbiriche
Country of originMexico
Original languageSpanish
No. of episodes103
Production
Executive producerCarla Estrada
Production locationsMexico City, Mexico
CinematographyAntonio Novaro
Camera setupMulti-camera
Original release
NetworkCanal de las Estrellas
ReleaseOctober 5, 1987 (1987-10-05) 
February 26, 1988 (1988-02-26)
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Quinceañera (English title: Sweet 15) is a Mexican telenovela produced by Carla Estrada for Televisa in 1987. Quinceañera was the first telenovela to talk about substance abuse, date rape and gangs, and is considered to be the first telenovela made in Mexico for teenagers.

Quinceañera was named by the Associated Press as one of the 10 most influential telenovelas ever to air in Latin America, and Univision tlnovelas viewers named it one of their all-time favorite Mexican telenovelas. In 2010, Quinceañera was placed #7 on the People en Español's "20 Best Telenovelas" list, and in 2012, Terra named it as one of the 50 best telenovelas of all-time.

The telenovela stars Adela Noriega, Thalía, Blanca Sánchez and Jorge Lavat.