Explore the rich tradition and growing industry behind Quinceañeras, the Latino coming-of-age celebration for 15-year-old girls. From elaborate dresses to lavish celebrations, the Quinceañera ...

Doughnut walls. Meme-inspired eye makeup. Candy stations. Let’s face it, quinceañera celebrations have come a long way since their roots in ancient Aztec traditions. But at the heart of the ...

Nearly 900 girls celebrate them in Santa Ana every year. They take a year to plan, and parents spend between $5,000 and $15,000 to make them memorable. It is a cultural rite of passage, a ...

Quinceañeras ride in limousine as part of their celebration, in Bogota, Colombia, Friday, May 2, 2025. The Sueños Hechos Foundation, led by a former police officer, is hosting a quinceañera ...

Model Genesis Santos, 15, wore a quinceañera dress during the Quinceañera Magazine Expo on Jan. 29 at the Mesquite Convention Center. The cost of a quinceañera gown can range from $600 to $ ...

A few years ago, a publisher commissioned me to write a book for a series focusing on cultural phenomenon within different ethnic and racial communities. For Latinos, the editors had selected the ...

MIAMI — Angelica Garcia celebrated her sixth birthday with a Cinderella-themed party. For her all-important 15th birthday, the Cuban American teen is amping up the fairy tale theme, celebrating ...

With a population that is nearly 80 percent Latino, Santa Ana has one of the largest concentrations of quinceañera shops in Southern California. There are at least 30 stores dedicated to the ...

Emilia Aguirre’s mother, aunt, grandmother and baby cousin squeezed onto a bench outside a dressing room of the Lucia Isabel Collection as the 14-year-old tried on a succession of bejeweled ball ...

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A quinceañera thrown by artists reimagined the city’s Y2K era. A quinceañera thrown by artists reimagined the city’s Y2K era. The party, named El Quince, was held at Don Quixote, a popular ...