Quinceañera movie plot
2022-03-01 08:01
Magdalenawas born into a Mexican-American family who owned a shop in the neighborhood of Echo Park in Los Angeles and lived a prosperous, almost middle-class life. steps. As Magdalena's 15th birthday approached, she was looking forward more and more to the coming-of-age ceremony like an ugly duckling turning into a white swan. What kind of dress to choose that day almost occupied half of Magdalena's imagination. As for the other half, she fantasized about a 10-meter-long super-long Hummer parked in front of her, and her more intimate boyfriend. However, a sudden incident shattered the dreams of all the little girls in Magdalena. She was pregnant, her angry father kicked her out of the house, and a luxurious adult ceremony was instantly vanished. Cornered, Magdalena remembers her uncle Thomas, whom she greatly respects, where she finds a temporary place to stay. Thomas, an old man who sells hot Mexican drinks for a living, lives with a boy named Carlosuntil Magdalena moves in, although Magdalena says Carlos For his cousin, he is actually an orphan abandoned by his parents. Carlos made no secret of how dissatisfied he was with Magdalena's arrival, and often made outrageous intentions to drive away the little girl. Life turns upside down again, and their rented apartment is occupied by a wealthy gay couple, who represent the rebellious spirit of the middle class and become Thomas's biggest imaginary enemy. With Magdalena's belly getting bigger and bigger and unable to hide the fact of pregnancy, this temporary family of three also achieved unprecedented harmony, but they had to face not only discrimination from community residents , and the threat posed by community transformation activities
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Herman: My sperm must be pretty strong swimmers, huh?
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Magdalena: What do you do with those guys anyway?
[pauses]
Magdalena: You embarrassed or something?
Carlos: No.
Magdalena: So?
Carlos: What do you think we do?
Magdalena: [sarcastically] I don't know. I'm a virgin, remember?
Carlos: Yeah, right.
Magdalena: Come on, Carlos, I told you stuff.
Carlos: We mess around, alright?
Magdalena: Are you the peanut butter in the sandwich?
Carlos: Fuck you...