In the film Quinceañera, who directed the 2006 coming-of-age drama with Richard Glatzer?

Wash Westmoreland co-directed the 2006 film Quinceañera with Richard Glatzer.

The film follows Magdalena, a teenager in Los Angeles whose family and community respond to her unexpected pregnancy as her planned quinceañera approaches. The story uses the celebration as a setting for examining family loyalty, sexuality, religion, cultural expectations, and acceptance.

Westmoreland and Glatzer worked as a directing partnership on several projects. Quinceañera became their breakthrough feature and was noted for its portrayal of a Mexican American community in Los Angeles rather than treating the quinceañera only as a colorful party backdrop.

The film’s title is sometimes confused with documentaries or television programs about quinceañeras. This specific Quinceañera is the 2006 American independent drama directed by Westmoreland and Glatzer, not a general term for a birthday celebration.