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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 Quinceanera 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 Quinceanera 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.
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| Also Known As: |
Quinceañera
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| Production Status: |
Released |
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| Logline: |
Disaffected Latino teenagers come of age in a gentrifying community in the Echo Park district of Los Angeles. |
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| Genres: |
Drama, Politics/Religion and Teen |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 30 min. |
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| Release Date: |
August 4th, 2006 (limited) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R for language, some sexual content and drug use. |
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| Distributors: |
Sony Pictures Classics
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| Production Co.: |
Kitchen Sink Entertainment LLC, Boyias/Clements/Koulakis/Raccah
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$1,689,999 |
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| Produced in: |
United States |
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