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Quinceañera (1987)

Quinceañera poster
Genre
telenovela
Country
Mexico
Length
1 season, 103 episodes
Rated
NR
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 132 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This Mexican telenovela follows the lives of teenagers dealing with issues like substance abuse, date rape, and gang violence. It centers on the experiences of young characters as they navigate growing up and facing harsh realities.

teen-focuseddramaticemotionaltopicalsocially awareearnestserious

What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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