Emily Rios plays Magdalena in the 2006 film Quinceañera.
The film follows Magdalena, a pregnant teenager living in Los Angeles, as she prepares for her quinceañera while facing conflict with her conservative family. Rios’s performance is central to the film’s coming-of-age story.
Quinceañera was written and directed by Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland. It also features Jesse Garcia as Carlos, Magdalena’s cousin, and Chalo González as Tío Tomás. The story explores family, sexuality, religion, and Mexican American identity in the Echo Park neighborhood.
The film is sometimes confused with television productions and Spanish-language dramas that share the title. This film is the independent American drama released in 2006, not a general documentary about quinceañera customs.