The Spanish-language film title released in 2006 that directly names the tradition is Quinceañera.
Quinceañera is an American independent drama directed by Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland. The title uses the Spanish word for the girl honored at a fifteenth-birthday celebration, and it also commonly identifies the event in English.
The movie follows Magdalena, a teenager in Los Angeles whose planned celebration is complicated by pregnancy. Her cousin Carlos and great-granduncle Tomas are also important characters, giving the film a wider focus than the party itself.
The title should not be confused with a documentary or a guidebook about planning ceremonies. It is the name of a fictional feature film, and its story uses the cultural tradition to explore family expectations, faith, sexuality, and acceptance.