A 'quinceanera' is a coming-of-age celebration for a Latina girl's 15th birthday, marking her transition from girl to woman. Throughout four short films, follow five girls from different cultural, ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds, bonded together by this traditional rite of passage.
With the help of her trans-madrinas (godmothers), 15-year-old Zoey prepares for her quinceanera--a celebration the older women were never able to have themselves.
As an American growing up in Florida with a mother from Guatemala and a father from Cuba, Rosi combines all three of her cultures for a quinceanera celebration in Havana--an appropriate destination given the fact that her beloved grandfather cannot get a visa to the United States.
While training for her amateur debut as a boxer in LA, Ashley must navigate the pressures her family feels due to their immigration status: her mother is a Dreamer who came to the U.S. as a child and her father has been deported. As Ashley prepares for both her boxing match and her quinceanera, she worries her boxing coach may also face deportation and miss her special day.
Best friends from San Antonio, Texas, Jackie and Nina's families have been in the United States for generations. They celebrate their Mexican heritage and a joint-quinceanera through the traditional Mexican rodeo, a horse-dancing display of escaramuza.
