The independent drama film Quinceañera was first released in 2006.
The film was directed by Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland and centers on Magdalena, a teenager preparing for her fifteenth-birthday celebration in Los Angeles. The story examines family relationships and social pressures within a Mexican American community.
Its 2006 release followed a successful run at the Sundance Film Festival, where it won the U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award. The awards gave the film prominence among independent productions and helped distinguish it from a documentary about real quinceañera ceremonies.
The year is sometimes confused with the year of its Sundance debut, theatrical distribution, or later home-video availability. These stages occurred around the same period, but 2006 is the standard release year attached to the film’s title.