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Aug 25, 2025 4:10 PM CDT

A Quinceanera Goes Viral

When a Mexican girl's coming-of-age party went ignored, a simple post triggered a huge event

(Newser) - Cameras flashed and reporters crowded around 15-year-old Isela Anahí Santiago Morales as she stepped from a vintage car into the pouring rain. The daughter of local garbage collectors, dressed in a voluminous pink gown, looked both overwhelmed and exhausted. Just six weeks earlier, Isela's quinceañera—a traditional coming-of-age...

Volunteers Surprise Teen With Quinceanara

She Lost Hope of Quinceanara,
but Volunteers Stepped Up

Apr 22, 2021 1:19 PM CDT

She Lost Hope of Quinceanara, but Volunteers Stepped Up

'I felt like a princess,' says Adriana Palma of Miami

(Newser) - Adriana Palma recently celebrated her quinceanara , but that celebration was possible only because of Good Samaritans. When Adriana left Mexico in early 2020, she looked forward to a new life in Miami with her parents and three younger brothers, per the AP . But when the pandemic hit, her father’...

The Hidden Business Opportunities of the 'Sweet 15'

The Big Bucks to Be
Made in the Quinceanera

LONGFORM

Aug 18, 2017 7:46 PM CDT

The Big Bucks to Be Made in the Quinceanera

Vendors are cashing in on this Latino rite of passage

(Newser) - A trade show geared specifically toward 14-year-olds and their parents, replete with landmark-themed cakes, elaborate floral centerpieces, makeup tutorials, and runway exhibits showing off lavish gowns? Chavie Lieber's story for Racked documents the big business of selling for the quinceanera, a Latino rite of passage that celebrates a young...

Thousands Turn Up for Quinceañera After Viral Invite

One Viral Invite, Thousands of
Party Crashers at Quinceañera

Dec 27, 2016 8:04 AM CST

One Viral Invite, Thousands of Party Crashers at Quinceañera

One man was killed during a horse race at Rubi Ibarra Garcia's 15th birthday celebration

(Newser) - They braced themselves for the possibility of more than a million guests, but in the end, Rubi Ibarra Garcia's family only had to deal with thousands who showed up for the 15-year-old's birthday party in La Joya, Mexico. It all started when her dad, Crescencio Ibarra, put up...

Oops: Dad's Invite to Daughter's Party Is Accepted by 1.2M

Dad Issues Quinceañera Invite;
Internet Says Yes, Please

Dec 7, 2016 9:11 AM CST

Dad Issues Quinceañera Invite; Internet Says Yes, Please

More than 1M have accepted

(Newser) - You going to Rubi's quince? That weirdly has become a popular question after a father's homemade invitation took off on the Internet. As KTLA explains, it all began when Crescencio Ibarra put up a simple video from his home in La Joya, Mexico. “Hello, how you doing?...

Chavez Slams Quinceañera Implants

Sep 26, 2007 1:07 PM CDT

Chavez Slams Quinceañera Implants

Venezuelan prez hates popular sweet-15 gift of enlargements

(Newser) - Hugo Chavez has aimed his anti-consumerist wrath at one of Venezuela’s bustiest trends. In a record eight-hour TV address Sunday, the barn-storming president assaulted his countrymen for giving breast implants as presents to girls celebrating their quinceañeras, the traditional 15th-birthday coming-of-age party.