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".