Quinceañera is the 2006 film about a Mexican American teenager co-directed by Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland.
The film follows Magdalena, a teenager in Los Angeles whose pregnancy disrupts preparations for her quinceañera. Her story also explores family expectations, religion, sexuality, class, and belonging in a Mexican American community.
Glatzer and Westmoreland wrote and directed the film together. Their partnership later continued on films including The Last of Robin Hood and Still Alice, which Westmoreland directed after Glatzer’s death.
Viewers sometimes confuse the movie with a documentary or with a general title for the celebration. It is a fictional independent drama, and its title refers to the central family and community event.