Who directed the 2006 American independent film *Quinceañera*?

Wash Westmoreland and Richard Glatzer directed the 2006 American independent film *Quinceañera*.

The film was made as a character-driven drama set in the Echo Park area of Los Angeles. It centers on Magdalena, a teenager preparing for her quinceañera, and examines the pressures placed on family members by tradition, religion, and changing neighborhood demographics.

Westmoreland and Glatzer worked as a directing partnership on the project. Their film became especially notable after its success at the Sundance Film Festival, where it won both the U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award.

This title should not be confused with the 1987 Mexican telenovela *Quinceañera*, which had a different creative team and cast. The year and the phrase “American independent film” identify the 2006 movie.