Echo Park gives the 2006 film Quinceañera its alternate title.
The movie was also released as Echo Park, named for the Los Angeles neighborhood where its story is set. The location is central to the film: Magdalena’s family and neighbors live in a community undergoing social and economic change, and the quinceañera brings private family tensions into the public life of the neighborhood.
Quinceañera was written and directed by Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland. The title used for many viewers emphasizes the celebration, while Echo Park emphasizes the place and community surrounding it. Both titles refer to the same 2006 film.
Echo Park is sometimes confused with other Los Angeles neighborhoods associated with Mexican American history, including Boyle Heights. In this film, however, Echo Park is the specific neighborhood identified by the alternate title.