Adela Noriega

Adela Noriega  (), born Adela Amalia Noriega Méndez on October 24, 1969, in Mexico City, Mexico, is a Mexican television actress. Noriega gained popularity as a teenager participating in telenovelas as a lead actress. Some of her most famous works include Quinceañera (1987), Dulce Desafío (1989), María Isabel (1997), El Privilegio de Amar (1999), El Manantial (2001) and Amor Real (2003). She is known as the "Queen of telenovelas".

 Personal life 
Noriega was born in Mexico City, Mexico, on October 24, 1969. At the age of 12, she was discovered by a talent scout. She started working as a child model and appearing in commercials and music videos. Her father died when Noriega was in her early adolescence. Her mother died in 1995 from cancer. She has two siblings; an older sister, Reyna, and a younger brother, Alejandro. Noriega takes long breaks between projects and avoids publicity. She lives in the United States.

 Career 
Noriega made her television debut at the age of 14 in the telenovela, Principessa. Soon after, she appeared in another telenovela, Juana Iris, and on a comic show, Cachún cachún ra ra!. In 1986, she got her first leading role in the telenovela Yesenia where she played a role of a young gypsy. Shortly after, she starred as a leading character of Quinceañera. Quinceañera is considered to be the first telenovela made for teenagers because it dealt with the problems of youth (drugs, date rape and gangs) for the first time in the television genre. A year later, she appeared in another teen drama, Dulce Desafío.

In 1993, Noriega signed a contract with the U.S. network, Telemundo, and starred in a successful telenovela, Guadalupe. In 1995, she moved to Colombia and played the leading role in Maria Bonita, co-produced by RTI Colombia and Telemundo network. Noriega returned to Mexico in 1997 and starred as the lead of María Isabel, where she portrayed an indigenous woman. A year after, she played the leading female character in El Privilegio de Amar, the highest rated television program in Mexico to date.

In 2001, Noriega played the leading role in El Manantial. In 2003, she portrayed an aristocrat, Matilde Peñalver y Beristáin, in Amor Real. This historical telenovela received critical acclaim and was highly successful.      In 2005, she played the leading role in La esposa virgen. Her most recent starring role was in the telenovela, Fuego en la sangre, from 2008.

Filmography

+ Television Title Year Role Notes Cachún cachún ra ra!1984–1987 Adela Series regularTelevisa Principessa  Alina Antagonist Juana Iris   Romina Antagonist Yesenia  Yesenia Lead Quinceañera 1987/1988 Maricruz Fernández SarcoserLead Dulce Desafío 1988/1989Lucero SandovalLead Guadalupe 1993/1994Guadalupe Zambrano SantosLeadTelemundo Maria Bonita 1995/1996María Reynoso/"María Bonita" LeadRTI Colombia María Isabel 1997/1998 María Isabel Lead El Privilegio de Amar 1998/1999Cristina MirandaLead El Manantial 2001/2002Alfonsina Valdés RiveroLead  Amor RealMatilde Peñalver y Beristáin de Fuentes GuerraLead  La esposa virgen Virginia AlfaroLead Fuego en la sangre Sofía Elizondo AcevedoLead

+ Film Title Year Role Notes Los Amantes del Señor de la Noche  Uncredited  Un sábado más  Lucía

+ Music videos Title Year Role Artist Corazón de fresa   Love interestLucía Méndez Palabra de honorLove interestLuis Miguel

Awards and nominations

The following table shows some of the nominations and wins for Adela Noriega.
 Year  Award  Category  Nominee  Result  Ref. 1985TVyNovelas Awards Revelation in Comedy Series¡¡Cachún cachún ra ra!!NominatedEl Heraldo de México Awards Female Revelation   1986 TVyNovelas Awards Female DebutantJuana Iris  1987 Best Young Lead Actress YeseniaNominated 1988Palmas de Oro Awards Best Young Lead Actress Quinceañera TVyNovelas Awards Best Young Lead Actress   1990Dulce desafíoTVyNovelas for Best Young Lead Actress for Dulce Desafio (in Spanish). YouTube.  Retrieved 2013-03-31. 1998María Isabel 1999Eres Awards Best Young Actress El privilegio de amarTVyNovelas Awards Best Young Lead Actress  Califa de Oro Awards Best Leading Actress 2000New York Latin ACE Awards Best Television Actress 2002TVyNovelas Award  Best Lead Actress El ManantialPalmas de Oro Awards Best Lead ActressNew York Latin ACE Awards Best Television Actress	Bravo Awards Best Television Actress	 INTE Awards Best Television ActressNominated Sol de Oro Awards(Mexico's National Association of Journalists)  Best Television Actress  2004  Amor realCalifa de Oro Awards Best Leading ActressTVyNovelas Award Best Lead ActressNew York Latin ACE Awards Best Television ActressINTE Awards Best Television ActressNominated 2005Laurel de Oro Awards Best Television Actress 2006 TVyNovelas Award Best Lead Actress La esposa virgenNominated 2009 Fuego en la sangreNominatedFAMA Awards Best Television ActressNominated 

 Notes 

 References 

Other websites
Adela Noriega  – official website 

Category:Mexican television actors
Category:1969 births
Category:Living people
Category:Actors from Mexico City
Category:Mexican telenovela actors