Quinceañera

(1987)

★ 7.1 IMDb · 133 votes

Genres: Мыльная опера, Drama

Year: 1987

Runtime: 45 мин

Country: Mexico

Director: Pedro Damián

Cast: Adela Noriega, Ernesto Laguardia, Thalía, Rafael Rojas, Sebastian Ligarde, Blanca Sánchez, Jorge Lavat, Julieta Egurrola, Margarita Sanz, Nailea Norvind

Plot

Maricruz and Beatriz are school friends; Beatriz comes from a well-to-do family, whereas Maricruz belongs to a lower socioeconomic stratum. Both are on the verge of turning fifteen and are preparing to leave childhood behind. Issues within their family and social environments affect them directly; for Beatriz, her parents' marital breakdown becomes the primary obstacle to overcome, compounded by a sexual awakening fraught with taboos and misinformation. Meanwhile, Maricruz must contend with her mother's overprotectiveness and prejudices, as well as the tension caused by a neighbor who is obsessed with her.

Maricruz and Beatriz are best friends although Beatriz comes from a wealthy family and Maricruz does not. Both are about to turn 15, an age when they will leave their childhood behind. Maricruz, with her beauty, catches the attention of two youths: Pancho, a hardworking easygoing and honest young man, and Memo, the neighborhood punk. She falls in love with Pancho but her dominating mother does not approve of him because he is only a mechanic. She dreams of launching her daughter into society with a lavish debutante party; she wants her daughter to have a more comfortable life. But Pancho and Maricruz fight for their love... until Memo tricks Maricruz into thinking he has raped her and she breaks up with Pancho in shame. Beatriz also falls in love, but with Maricruz's brother, a good-for-nothing who takes advantage of her innocence and leaves her pregnant. Girls, welcome to adulthood...