The Spanish word describing the young man honored at a male fifteenth-birthday celebration is quinceañero.
Spanish uses grammatical gender in many nouns, and quinceañero is the masculine counterpart to quinceañera. In this context, it can refer to the male celebrant or to the celebration itself, depending on the sentence and regional usage.
Male fifteenth-birthday celebrations are less standardized and less widespread in public descriptions than quinceañeras for girls. Families may borrow familiar elements such as formal clothes, a choreographed dance, a reception, photographs, and a religious service.
The word is not the same as chambelán, which normally names a male member of the court accompanying a quinceañera. It is also distinct from padrino, a sponsor or godparent. These differences matter because Spanish-language celebrations use several role names that can sound similar to people unfamiliar with the tradition.