Who directed the 2006 Mexican film Quinceañera, which won two prizes at Sundance?

Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland directed the 2006 Mexican film Quinceañera.

The co-directors made the film about Magdalena, a teenager preparing for her quinceañera in Los Angeles. Her family’s expectations collide with an unexpected pregnancy, religious concerns, and the social pressures surrounding the celebration. The film uses the quinceañera as a setting for broader questions about belonging and family acceptance.

Quinceañera had its international breakthrough at the Sundance Film Festival in 2006. It won the World Cinema Dramatic Grand Jury Prize and the World Cinema Audience Award, giving the independent film substantial visibility.

The directors later worked together on other films, including The Fluffer and The Last of Robin Hood. Their Quinceañera is not the same work as the Mexican telenovela of the same name, which debuted in 1987.