Adela Noriega

About Adela Noriega

Adela Amalia Noriega Méndez (born October 24, 1969), better known as Adela Noriega (Spanish pronunciation: ), 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 in her early adolescence, and her mother died in 1995, after a battle with cancer. 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.