The Spanish term for sponsors or godparents who may help support a quinceañera is padrinos.
Padrinos is the plural of padrino, commonly translated as “godparents” or “sponsors.” In quinceañera planning, padrinos may contribute money, clothing, decorations, music, or symbolic items. Their exact responsibilities depend on family custom and the arrangements made for the celebration.
The role is connected to the broader importance of extended family and community support. A celebration may have several padrinos, each associated with a particular contribution, or it may have none. Being a padrino does not automatically mean serving as a member of the court of honor or performing a religious office.
Padrinos are therefore different from damas and chambelanes, who are traditional attendants in the court. They are also different from a priest or minister conducting a religious service. In some families, a relative can fill more than one role, but the terms describe separate functions in the usual vocabulary.