Quinceañera

"Life's no walk in the park"

2006 1h 30m ES

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6.3

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★6.3TMDB · 40

Drama

Synopsis

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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.

“Life's no walk in the park”

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Cast

Emily Rios
Magdalena
Jesse Garcia
Carlos
Chalo González
Tio Tomas Alvarez
David W. Ross
Gary
Jason L. Wood
James
Ramiro Iniguez
Araceli Guzman-Rico
Maria
Jesus Castanos

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Richard Glatzer
Writers: Wash Westmoreland, Richard Glatzer
Languages: English, Spanish
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Richard Glatzer, shot by Eric Steelberg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by J. Peter Robinson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Clay Zimmerman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Emily Rios and Jesse Garcia and Chalo González carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Life's no walk in the park".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Richard Glatzer directs. Eric Steelberg behind the camera. J. Peter Robinson scores. Clay Zimmerman cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Spanish.

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Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 20 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
4Directed by Richard Glatzer, shot by Eric Steelberg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by J. Peter Robinson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Clay Zimmerman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Emily Rios and Jesse Garcia and Chalo González carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Life's no walk in the park".
9IMDB entry: tt0451176 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 40 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.