Magdalena is the teenager whose quinceañera is central to the story of the 2006 film Quinceañera.
The film follows Magdalena after she becomes pregnant shortly before her fifteenth birthday. Her religious family rejects her, and she moves in with her older cousin Carlos and their great-great-aunt, known as Aunt Sara.
The story uses the preparations for the celebration to examine complicated family relationships and questions of belonging. Carlos, who is gay, also faces rejection, and the two cousins develop a close bond while living together.
The movie is not a documentary about standard quinceañera customs. It is a fictional drama that uses the celebration as a setting for themes including identity, family pressure, faith, and community support.