The Spanish term for sponsors who may help fund a quinceañera is padrinos.
Padrinos is the plural of padrino, a word meaning godfather or sponsor. A female sponsor is a madrina, and a group of male and female sponsors may be described as padrinos and madrinas. They can contribute money, clothing, decorations, food, music, or other elements of the celebration.
The role is often compared with sponsorship in other Catholic ceremonies, but quinceañera sponsorship is not identical everywhere. Some families rely on relatives, while others invite close family friends to support particular ceremonial items.
Padrinos are different from the Court of Honor. The court accompanies the honoree in the public program, whereas padrinos support the event materially, ceremonially, or personally. A family may use either role, both roles, or neither.