The original Spanish title of the 2006 film commonly called Quinceañera is Quinceañera.
The title uses the Spanish name of the fifteenth-birthday celebration and of the young woman who reaches that milestone. It directly signals the cultural event at the heart of the story, while the plot examines much more than party preparations.
The film follows Magdalena, a teenager in Echo Park whose pregnancy creates tension within her family and community. Her quinceañera becomes a symbol of expected respectability and family hopes, but the story questions whether one ceremony can determine a young person's identity or future.
The title is sometimes written without the accent in English-language contexts, but the standard Spanish spelling includes the ñ and the accent on the final á. The related expression fiesta de quince años is another name for the real-life celebration, not the film's official title.