Series synopsis
15: A Quinceañera Story is an American documentary television series that premiered on HBO on December 19, 2017. It ended on December 22, 2017.
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.
Premise
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.
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 4 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 4 | December 19, 2017 | December 22, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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. |
December 19, 2017 |
| 2 |
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. |
December 20, 2017 |
| 3 |
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. |
December 21, 2017 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | HBO |
|---|---|
| First aired | December 19, 2017 |
| Last aired | December 22, 2017 |
| Runtime | 27 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday at 20:30:00 |