Which 2006 film is titled Quinceañera?

Quinceañera is the title of a 2006 American drama film.

The film was written and directed by Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland. It follows Magdalena, a teenager in Los Angeles whose pregnancy changes her relationship with her family and her expected quinceañera celebration.

The film premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival, where it won both the Dramatic Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award. Its story uses the celebration as a setting for examining family, identity, faith, sexuality, and conflict within a Mexican American community.

It is easy to confuse this title with documentaries, television programs, and fictional episodes that also use the word quinceañera. The film’s title is simply Quinceañera, without an added subtitle.