Emily Rios plays Magdalena in the 2006 film Quinceañera, the pregnant cousin of the protagonist, Magdalena’s cousin and title character, played by Jesús Castaños-Chima? Actually, the film centers on Magdalena, played by Emily Rios, so this question’s wording identifies the role incorrectly.
In Quinceañera, Emily Rios portrays Magdalena, a 14-year-old girl whose unexpected pregnancy becomes central to the story. The film follows her family relationships and the social pressures surrounding her planned 15th-birthday celebration.
Rios’s performance was one of the film’s most recognized elements. The movie was written and directed by Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland and premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival.
A common mix-up is confusing the film’s fictional characters with the actors who play them. Emily Rios is the actor; Magdalena is the character and the film’s central quinceañera.