In the 2006 film Quinceañera, Emily Rios plays Magdalena.
Magdalena is a teenager living in Los Angeles whose planned quinceañera becomes central to the film’s story. The film follows her family relationships, community pressures, and changing circumstances as the celebration approaches.
Quinceañera was written and directed by Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland. It premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival, where it received both the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award in the dramatic competition.
The film is sometimes confused with the general cultural tradition called a quinceañera. In this question, Magdalena is the character’s first name, while Emily Rios is the actor who portrays her.