It took just one lap around the event billed as “America’s biggest quince expo” for me to question whether I had ever really known what a quinceañera was. When I arrived at Houston’s NRG Arena on an ...

Quinceañeras, the traditional celebrations marking the coming of age of young Latin American women at 15, are gaining ...

The amazing detail and love that went into the event was felt by viewers across social media Courtesy of Jerry Nolasco; merylarts/TikTok Meryl tells PEOPLE what it was like to work with her family on ...

HOUSTON — A Houston woman threw a quinceañera for her cat, complete with a dress, cake and mariachi band Yes, you read that right. A Houston woman celebrated her cat’s 15th birthday with a full-blown ...

Most Latina girls want to have a Quinceañera because it’s a once-in-a-lifetime event that is a celebration of a girl’s 15th birthday and her transition from childhood to adulthood. I just had my ...

Like teenage girls across the Americas, Kassandra Rivas dreamed of having a quinceañera party, the rite of passage for ...

Anna Alejo is CBS News Colorado's Executive Producer of Community Impact. She works with the news team to develop more grassroots relationships and original content at the neighborhood and local ...

Holly's quinceañera included a mariachi band, a towering cake, a custom gown, and a grand entrance Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has ...

A year and a half ago, Celia Barrios watched her business dry up. The COVID-19 pandemic had put quinceañeras on hold, leaving Barrios looking at $150,000 of lost revenue. “This is my baby that I’ve ...

Kristie Rodriguez and her daughter Xochitl spent a lot of time planning the teen's quinceañera celebration to mark her 15th birthday. “Every little Hispanic girl dreams about her quinceañera and her ...

Muslim quinces. Double quinces. “Quincenegras.” In the United States, a traditional rite of passage has become a celebration of identity. Credit...June Canedo for The New York Times Supported by By ...

When a father in northern Mexico sent out a video invite to his daughter Rubi Ibarra Garcia's 15th birthday party earlier this month, he never expected that 1.3 million people would RSVP. Rubi's ...