Matthew O'Neill
Director
15: A Quinceañera Story (2017)
Season 1
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.
Released Dec. 19, 2017
Episode 27 min
10+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: mdblist.has-trailer, tmdb.quinceanera
Watch Providers: HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max
Production Companies: Downtown Community Television Center
Network: HBO
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Zoey
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.
Dec. 19, 2017, midnight
S1E2 - Rosi
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.
Dec. 20, 2017, midnight
S1E3 - Ashley
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.
Dec. 21, 2017, midnight
S1E4 - Jackie & Nina
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.
Dec. 22, 2017, midnight
Network: HBO
Episode Runtime: 27 min.
Season Runtime: 27 min.
Released: Dec. 19, 2017
Last Air Date: Dec. 22, 2017, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-PG / 10+
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