In the Mexican film Quinceañera, released in 2006, which directors shared the directing credit?

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The 2006 Mexican film Quinceañera was directed by Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland.

The film follows Magdalena, a teenager in East Los Angeles whose family reacts to an unexpected pregnancy before her planned quinceañera. The story examines family pressure, sexuality, religion, and community relationships through the setting of a traditional celebration.

Glatzer and Westmoreland wrote and directed the film together. It premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival, where it won both the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award in the dramatic competition. Those awards helped draw wider attention to the independent film.

The title can cause confusion because quinceañera is also the name of the cultural celebration itself. The film is specifically an English-language American independent drama set in the Latino community of Echo Park, Los Angeles.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Oct. 2026

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