Adela Noriega came to prominence after starring in teen-oriented coming-of-age telenovelas in the 1980s, Quinceanera and Dulce desafio.
13 Facts About Adela Noriega
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Adela Amalia Noriega Mendez was born on 24 October 1969, in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Adela Noriega's father died when she was in her early adolescence and her mother died in 1995, after a battle with cancer.
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Adela Noriega has two siblings; an older sister, Reyna, and a younger brother, Alejandro.
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Adela Noriega was discovered as a child, at the age of twelve she was scouted in a shopping centre while she was walking with her mother.
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Adela Noriega made her television debut at the age of fourteen in the telenovela Principessa and shortly after she participated in Juana Iris.
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Adela Noriega made her debut as a leading actress in 1986, at the age of sixteen, when she was cast for her first lead role in Yesenia, a historical telenovela.
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Adela Noriega rose to greater prominence in 1987 when she obtained the leading role in Quinceanera, telenovela portraying coming-of-age topics.
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Adela Noriega obtained a contract with the rival network Telemundo in 1992 and played the leading role in Guadalupe.
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Adela Noriega returned to Televisa in 1997 and collaborated with the producer Carla Estrada in four consecutive productions.
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Adela Noriega returned to television in 2003, in the highly acclaimed historical telenovela, Amor real, in a story that was set in the Mexican post-independence period of the mid-19th century.
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Adela Noriega received various recognitions for her portrayal of the aristocrat, Matilde Penalver y Beristain.
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Adela Noriega has been honoured with multiple awards for her work in the television industry, and the wide acceptance of her work throughout the years has established her reputation as a "Telenovela Queen".