Miss XV: BFF
Promotional poster with the series' principal cast.
Genre	Teen drama, Comedy-drama, Musical
Format	Television series
Created by	Jorge Durán Chávez
Written by	Jorge Durán Chávez
Directed by	Various
Starring	Paulina Goto Natasha Dupeyrón Eleazar Gómez Yago Muñoz Jack Duarte Macarena Achaga
Theme music composer	Carlos Lara
Opening theme	'A Mis Quince (Miss XV)' by Eme 15
Ending theme	'Wonderland' by Eme 15
Composer(s)	Carlos Lara
Country of origin	Mexico
Original language(s)	Spanish
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	120
Production
Executive producer(s)	Pedro Damián
Producer(s)	Televisa, Nickelodeon Latin America, and RCN Televisión
Location(s)	Televisa San Ángel Studio in Mexico City, Mexico
Running time	45 Minutes
Distributor	Televisa
Broadcast
Original channel	Nickelodeon Latin America Canal 5
Original run	April 16, 2012 – September 28, 2012
Chronology
Preceded by	Grachi
External links
Official Televisa Website http://cafedecamilo.com/ Website

Miss XV (sometimes stylized as Miss 15) is a Mexican tween musical television series, starring Paulina Goto and Natasha Dupeyrón. It was inspired by the 1987 telenovela Quinceañera. Pedro Damián produced the series for Nickelodeon Latin America and Canal 5.

Synopsis [edit]

Miss XV follows the story of two teenage best friends, Valentina and Natalia, (who were born on the same day at the same hour), who dream of the perfect quinceanera birthday party, and long to become the girlfriends of their respective crushes, Nico and Eddy.^[1]

Production [edit]

Pre-Production and Background [edit]

Miss XV is inspired by the 1987 telenovela Quinceañera, starring Adela Noriega and Thalía. Producer Pedro Damián explained that the project is not a remake, nor is it an adaptation of the 1987 telenovela, Quinceanera.^[2] The project was first announced in late 2010, and filming for season began on October 12, 2011 in Mexico City. Filming for the series concluded in Mexico City in early June 2012. There are 120 episodes.^[3] The program began airing on April 16, 2012 for Nickelodeon Latin America and began airing on May 14, 2012 on Canal 5.^[4] The series finale aired on September 28, 2012 for cable, and aired on October 26, 2012, for Canal 5 in Mexico.^[5][6] The program began airing in the United States on Univisión on March 2, 2013, in Brazil on March 4, 2013 and Italy in 2013.^[7]

A second season in the form of a spin-off was considered by producers at Televisa largely due the show and band, Eme 15's commercial success throughout Latin America.^[8] However, in May 2013, Eme 15 confirmed that plans for a second season or spin-off of the show would not commence. Instead, producers declined to commission a second season, opting to focus on Eme 15's success as a musical act.^[9]

Original Cast and Recasting [edit]

In 2010, Miss XV (previously called Miss XV: Sueña Princesa) was announced as the latest television production from producer Pedro Damián as a collaboration for Canal 5, and Nickelodeon Latin America.^[10] Mexican actresses Danna Paola, Natasha Dupeyrón, and Renata Notni were all cast as leads for the telenovela. A trailer for the telenovela featuring all three actresses was released in late 2010. Mexican actor Eddy Vilard was previously attached to the project for a lead role alongside Danna Paola, but dropped out.^[11][12]

By the beginning of 2011, Miss XV was cancelled before production began for unknown reasons.^[13] However, in June 2011, the series was reformatted and recast. Most of the original actors previously attached to the project were dropped and their roles were recast. Casting was conducted in Mexico City during June and July 2011. Dupeyrón's role was not recast and she remained an original cast member. Danna Paola and Renata Notni were both dropped from the project. Danna stated that she was no longer interested and wished to work on her solo album.^[14]

Paulina Goto was cast as the lead protagonist, replacing Danna Paola. Eiza González auditioned for one of two lead roles. Gonzalez was considered for a part, but was later told that she lost the role because producers felt she was too old.^[15] Argentine singer and actress Brenda Asnicar also auditioned for a role, but did not receive a part.^[16]

Casting Finalization [edit]

In August 2011, producers had completed casting in Mexico City. Paulina Goto, Eleazar Gómez, Natasha Dupeyrón, Yago Muñoz, and Jack Durate were confirmed as the first five lead cast members. However, Pedro Damián revealed that producers were looking to cast third actress as the female antagonist "La Black Princess".^[17] In mid-August 2011, newcomer Macarena Achaga, an Argentine MTV Latin America television hostess and model, was confirmed as the lead female antagonist, "Leonora Martínez" . Miss XV is Achaga's international acting debut.^[18][19]

Cast [edit]

Guest Stars [edit]

• Dulce María^[20][21]

Musical Group: Eme 15 [edit]

Eme 15 is a band composed of the six main actors in the series. The members are Paulina Goto, Eleazar Gómez, Natasha Dupeyrón, Macarena Achaga, Yago Muñoz, and Jack Duarte. The band will sing songs presented on the show. Eme 15's debut performance was at Mexico's Kids Choice Awards on September 3, 2011 in Mexico City. They performed their first single, 'Wonderland'.^[22] The official music video for Wonderland was filmed in October 2011 in Las Pozas, a park in Xilitla, San Luis Potosí.^[23][24] The music video premiered on April 4, 2012 on cafedecamilo.com^[25] 'Wonderland' was officially released for digital download on iTunes in Mexico on April 24, 2012. Eme 15's debut album was available for on June 26, 2012 for physical and digital release.^[26]

See also [edit]

• Nickelodeon Latin America
• Isa TKM
• Skimo
• Sueña conmigo
• Eme 15

References [edit]

External links [edit]

• Official Televisa Website
• Official Site