Quinceañera

2006 [SPANISH]

Drama

4
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 72% · 94 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 72% · 10K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.0/10 10 4389 4.4K

gay interest immigrant family quinceanera latin american immigration lgbt interest gay racism

Plot summary

As Magdalena's 15th birthday approaches, her simple, blissful life is complicated by the discovery that she's pregnant. Kicked out of her house, she finds a new family with her great-granduncle and gay cousin.

Director

Richard Glatzer Photo
Richard Glatzer

Top cast

Danny Vasquez Photo
Danny Vasquez as Alejandro
Emily Rios Photo
Emily Rios as Magdalena
Jesse Garcia Photo
Jesse Garcia as Carlos
Alicia Sixtos Photo
Alicia Sixtos as Eileen May Garcia
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832.1 MB
1280*542
Spanish 2.0
NR
Subtitles us   pt  
23.976 fps
1 hr 30 min
Seeds 1
1.67 GB
1920*814
Spanish 5.1
NR
Subtitles us   pt  
23.976 fps
1 hr 30 min
Seeds 2

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by IAN-Cinemaniac 8 / 10

QUINCEANERA is a lovely, sweet, real, touching charmer One of the best of 2006

I just had the pleasure of catching this lovely gem QUINCEANERA (aka: Echo Park, L.A. in Europe) and I absolutely adored it. It was so refreshing to see a movie about Mexican Americans that wasn't all about gang violence and drugs. This is a lovely and insightful film about family, tradition and life as a Latino in Los Angeles, California. This film deals with a lot of issues from homosexuality, teen pregnancy, family, racism... without ever seeming preachy or forced. The acting by the two leads is some of the finest I've seen in a while and I'm a movie addict. And just when you think the film is about to stumble into the world of cliché it's lifted to an even higher level of beauty and realism. I don' know what else to say without giving away too much other than see this film and you won't be disappointed. This is by far one of the best and most rewarding films I've seen so far this year and that's saying a lot from a guy that sees way too many movies. See this movie and tell your friends about it because they don't make enough movies like this and this kind of art needs our support.
Reviewed by SWArizona 8 / 10

Universal story with sincere acting

I think this movie will have universal appeal. This story of family learning to accept each other, along with coming of age, and changing urban centers will resonate with people around the country no matter whether they know what a quinceñera is or not. The cast is mostly non-union, and the performances they give are brave and fresh. Three cheers for Emily Rios and Jesse Garcia, who played the leads, and cousins, who are struggling with acceptance from their parents, and take shelter with their elderly great-uncle. I also saw this at Sundance, and the film got a standing ovation. I was surprised it took both the Grand Jury and Audience Awards, but not surprised it resonated on such a fundamental level with the cast. Directors Wash Westmoreland and Richard Glatzer said they began writing the story on New Year's Day of 2005, and the entire thing came together fast - 3 weeks for financing, another three to film on their very own street of Echo Park.I think it's specific enough to interest people, and universal enough to keep them watching.
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