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Echo Park, L.A.

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Original title

Quinceañera

Year

2006

Running time

86 min.

Country

United States

Director

Richard Glatzer, Wash Westmoreland

Screenwriter

Richard Glatzer, Wash Westmoreland

Cast

Music

Micko Westmoreland, Victor Bock

Cinematography

Eric Steelberg

Producer

Kitchen Sink Entertainment LLC

Genre

Drama | Independent Film (US). Gay & Lesbian. Family Relationships. Teen/coming-of-age

Synopsis

As Magdelena's fifteenth birthday approaches, her life is consumed by thoughts of her boyfriend, her Quinceañera dress, and the Hummer limo she hopes will show up on her special day. Life seems so simple in her Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, until fate delivers an unwelcome surprise–she is pregnant. Immediately expelled from her religious family home, she is taken in by her great-granduncle Thomas and tough cholo cousin Carlos, who has been rejected by his own father for being gay. Together they form a makeshift family unit that must stand up to social stigmas and encroaching urban gentrification that threatens the only neighborhood they know.

Awards: 2006: Sundance: Jury Prize Category Drama, Audience Award

2006: Gijon Film Festival: Official Selection

2007: Independent Spirit Awards: Nominated for Producers Award

2006: Independent Spirit Awards: John Cassavetes Award

2006: Gijón Film Festival: nominated to Best Feature Film.

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Echo Park, L.A.

2006

Richard Glatzer, Wash Westmoreland

6.0

(763)