About the film
La quinceañera is a documentary film produced and directed by Adam Taub released in 2007. It was shot in Tijuana, Mexico and follows Ana Maria and her family as they prepare for and celebrate her quinceañera. The quinceañera or quince años is, in some Spanish-speaking regions of the Americas, a young woman's celebration of her fifteenth birthday, which is celebrated in a unique and different way from her other birthdays.
The word is also used to refer to the young woman whose 15th birthday is being celebrated.
From the film's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0).