What is the English title of the 2006 film titled Quinceañera?

The English title of the 2006 film is also Quinceañera.

The film uses the Spanish term as its title because the central event is a quinceañera, a fifteenth-birthday celebration in Latin American and Latino communities. Keeping the Spanish title preserves the cultural setting and signals that the story is rooted in Mexican American life.

Directed by Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland, the film is set in Echo Park, Los Angeles. It follows Magdalena as family relationships and personal circumstances complicate preparations for her celebration.

The title should not be confused with a literal English translation such as “fifteenth birthday.” In English-language usage, quinceañera is widely recognized as the name for the tradition and, depending on context, the young woman being honored. The film premiered in 2006 and received two major Sundance awards.