The bad blood between Latin divas Paulina Rubio & Thalia began in a Menudo-like teen confection called Timbiriche. Here’s Paulina’s account:

She was 13; I was 12. I was trying to get the microphone, & she didn’t want to let me have it, so we started fighting. The audience didn’t know it was a real fight. I was little, but I was fast, & I won. I really wanted that microphone.

See for yourself in this video of the legendary catfight. During the 90s, Thalia became a Latin soap superstar & worked with Emilio Estefan on a series of smash CDs. Paulina’s star faded as a druggy bf & a bad reputation changed her nickname from La Chica Dorada (Golden Girl) to La Chica Drogada.

In 2000, Thalia split with Estefan & her career stalled, while Paulina made a spectacular comeback working with famed songwriter Estefano (victim of a shocking shooting last week in Miami). Thalia handled Paulina’s success graciously:

Paulina seems happy to be at number one, but I have been number one also. Just ask an American who is Thalia & who is Paulina & I know what the answer is. What I don’t really like from Paulina is the way she acts, she acts like she is so smart but whatever, I’m Thalia.

In 2004, Thalia had Paulina & entourage booted from a nightclub after they crashed her Greatest Hits CD party: "We’re not friends … I don’t understand why she showed up." After Madonna’s famous Britney kiss, Paulina quipped "I’d like to give Thalia a kiss in the ear, a la Mike Tyson."

Little wonder that when Thalia joined a Timbiriche reunion this year, Paulina wasn’t invited. Can Celebrity Wrestling be far behind?

VIDEO:  Paulina Rubio Ni Una Sola Palabra; VIDEO: Thalia Amar Sin Ser Amada; See also Thalia Sucks; Anti-Paulina; Thalia’s Ridiculous Wedding (check out that train!)