Which actor played Carlos in the 2006 American drama film Quinceañera?

Jesse Garcia played Carlos in the 2006 American drama film Quinceañera.

The film centers on Magdalena, a teenager preparing for her quinceañera in a Mexican American community in Los Angeles. Carlos is part of the family and neighborhood network surrounding the celebration, making the character important to the film’s exploration of loyalty, family pressure, and social expectations.

Jesse Garcia’s role belongs to an ensemble cast that includes Emily Rios as Magdalena, Chalo González as Tomás, and Jesús Castanos as Carlos’s cousin, Carlos? The film’s character listings and cast references can lead to confusion, so the actor-credit question is best tied specifically to the 2006 feature rather than to quinceañera traditions in general.

Quinceañera was written and directed by Wash Westmoreland and Richard Glatzer and received major recognition at the Sundance Film Festival.