Adela Amalia Noriega Méndez (born 24 October 1969), better known as Adela Noriega (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈðela noˈɾjeɣa]), is a Mexican actress. Noriega came to prominence as a teenager, starring in teen-oriented coming-of-age telenovelas in the late 1980s. Some of her most notable works include Quinceañera (1987), Dulce Desafío (1989), María Isabel (1997), El Privilegio de Amar (1999), El Manantial (2001) and Amor Real (2003). Noriega's success as a leading actress has led her to be known as one of the "Queens" of the genre.
Adela Noriega was born and raised in Mexico City, Mexico. Her father died when she was very young and her mother passed away in 1995. She has two siblings; an older sister, Reyna, and a younger brother, Alejandro.
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. Shortly after, she began to work as a fashion model and started appearing in TV commercials and music videos. After being spotted on a shooting of a commercial by Patty de Llano, wife of the producer Luis de Llano Macedo, she began working as a teen actress. She made her television debut at the age of fourteen in the
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