Quinceanera
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Richard Glatzer
Emily Rios
Jesse Garcia
David W. Ross
Araceli Guzman-rico
Jesus Castanos-chima
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Magdalena is the daughter of a Mexican-American family who runs a storefront church in Echo Park, Los Angeles. With her fifteenth-birthday approaching, all she can think about is her boyfriend, her Quinceañera dress, and the Hummer Limo she hopes will carry her on her special day. But a few months before the celebration, Magdalena falls pregnant. As the elaborate preparations for her Quinceañera proceed, it is only a matter of time before her religious father finds out and rejects her. Forced out of her home, Magdalena moves in with her great-great uncle, Tomas, an old man who makes his living by selling champurrado--a Mexican hot drink--in the street. Already living with him is Carlos, Magdalena's cousin, a tough cholo who was thrown out by his parents. Carlos does not disguise his disapproval of Magdalena's arrival. The back house rental where Tomas has lived happily for many years is on a property that was recently purchased by an affluent white gay couple--pioneers of gentrification in the neighborhood. Inevitably, worlds collide when they become entangled in the lives of their tenants. As Magdalena's pregnancy grows more visible, she, Carlos, and Tomas pull together as a family of outsiders. But the economics of the neighborhood are turning against them. Ultimately, this precipitates a crisis that threatens their way of life.
Cast
Emily Rios
Jesse Garcia
David W. Ross
Araceli Guzman-rico
Jesus Castanos-chima
Alicia Sixtos
J.r. Cruz
Jason L Wood
Jasiel Flamenco
Blanca Reyes
Lisette Avila
Hector Quevedo
Carlos Linares
Johnny Chavez
Carmen Aguirre
Margarita Lugo
Veronica Sixtos
Valentin Martinez Medina
Alicia Flamenco
Bertha Flamenco
Jorge Ortiz
Chalo Gonzalez
German Zavala
Alexandra Escamilla
Marlene Flamenco
Frankie Loyal
Aris Taylor
Rebecca Lopez
Alex Sanchez
Bob Murphy
Micah Schifman
James Claude
Dane Rosselli
Danny Vasquez
Martha Orloff
Teresa Michelle-ruiz
Anthony Mendoza
Danny Alvarez
Terah Gisolo
Laura Ann Masura
Andy Bishop
Ingrid Eggerstsen
Art Aroustamian
Angela Muller
Yvonne Mojica-nelson
Johnny B
Joanie Tomsky
Nancy Badillo
Leslie Campos
Mario Galvez
Mercia Garcia
Diego Pablo
Jason Rodriguez
Todd Whitaker
Crew
Benjamin Agee
Danny Alvarez
Renetta Amador
Tom Anderson
Miguel Arcos
Sarah Asch
Rodney S Ascher
Rodney S Ascher
Gwendolyn Bailey
Matthew Ballard
Danny Blume
Victor Bock
Nick Boyias
Alex Brown
Dean Bryant
Ellis Burman
Ellis Burman
Ted Campbell
Leslie Campos
Matt Carr
Martin Carrasco
Chris Castagno
Jesus Castanos-chima
Steven Clark
Katie Cleese
Anne Clements
Ryan Colston
Shelby Corson
A Davila
Alia Rhiana Eckerman
Mike Eller
Dario Villa Espinoza
Jamie Feldman
Jesse Feldman
Aja Ferretti
Jessica Flaherty
Sean Flaherty
Marlene Flamenco
Eric Forand
Mercia Garcia
Gianna Gioioso
Natasha Giraldo
Richard Glatzer
Melanie Goldstein
Dionisio Gomez
Erik Gonzales
Christie Gorman
Jennifer Grant
Mike Gutierrez
Paula Jane Hamilton
Emile Hanton
Todd Haynes
Spencer Hecox
Spencer Hecox
Alberto Hernandez
Christina Hernandez
Josh Hicks
Danah Philip Hoang
Mark Hovanec
Denise Hudson
Mike Hugo
Anthony Jefferson
Dan Kanes
Robin Katz
Raymond Kidd
Shawn Kiehne
Thomas Kilzer
Thomas Kilzer
Mihail Koulakis
Ani Krikorian
Shahnaz Lacaze
Jeff Layton
Jeff Layton
Henry Lee
Nikki Leydecker
Sean E Macias
F.d. Marchetti-manning
Lisa Marinaccio
Jonah Markowitz
Pablo Martinez
Conan Mastrangelo
Ellen D Mccarn
Moses Mcclean
Vince Mcclean
Matthew Mckee
M Mendez
Edith Mesch
Immaculada Mogica
Kevin Moll
Mitch Moses
Tracy Mostovoy
Ken Novak
Elion Scott Olson
Laura Paddock
Mariachi Los Palmeros
Francisco Peralta
Francisco Peralta
Xiomara Perdomo
Tara Peterson
Avi Raccah
Los Tres Reyes
Brian Reynolds
Morgan Rhodes
J Peter Robinson
J Peter Robinson
Charlie Roxbury
Liz Ryan
Chris Salamone
Mike Salamone
Andrew Salazar
Cristobal Sanchez
Evan Shapiro
Cassandra Sixtos
Joni Smith
Autumn Star
Eric Steelberg
Eric Steelberg
Bryon Tucker
Piotr Uzarowicz
Raoul Vasquez
Pedro Velasquez
Giuseppe Verdi
Mondo Vila
Justin D Walker
Tracy Wares
Micko Westmoreland
Micko Westmoreland
Micko Westmoreland
Wash Westmoreland
Mark Wheaton
Ellen Wong
Jason L Wood
Alexander Yellen
Alexander Yellen
Alexander Yellen
Shaun Young
Shaun Young
Clay Zimmerman
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award for Best Dramatic Feature at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival.
Winner of the Jury Prize and Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature at the 2006 Los Angeles Film Festival.
Released in United States 2006
Released in United States January 2006
Released in United States on Video January 9, 2007
Released in United States Summer August 4, 2006
Shown at Los Angeles Film Festival (Centerpiece Premiere) June 22-July 2, 2006.
Shown at New Directors/New Films Series at the Film Society of Lincoln Center March 22-April 2, 2006.
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 25-June 18, 2006.
Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Independent Dramatic Competition) January 19-29, 2006.
The "Quinceanera", which is often an extravagant event, honors a girl on her 15th birthday with a celebration as a rite of passage into womanhood and responsibilty.
Released in United States 2006 (Shown at Los Angeles Film Festival (Centerpiece Premiere) June 22-July 2, 2006.)
Released in United States 2006 (Shown at New Directors/New Films Series at the Film Society of Lincoln Center March 22-April 2, 2006.)
Released in United States 2006 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 25-June 18, 2006.)
Released in United States January 2006 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Independent Dramatic Competition) January 19-29, 2006.)
Nominated for the 2007 Indepent Spirit Awards' Piaget Producers Award.
Released in United States on Video January 9, 2007
Released in United States Summer August 4, 2006
