La Quinceañera | Short Film

Veronica is a 21-year-old woman who finally has the chance to celebrate her quinceañera that was denied to her at 15, but she dies a week before it’s set to happen. Giving her “only until midnight," a sympathetic entity grants her an extra day of life to fulfill her wishes of being a “quinceañera," but forgets to mention that Veronica will wake up in her currently rotting state.

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April 2025

"La Quinceañera" was created in association with the UC Berkeley student organization, Latines in Film and Television at Berkeley.

Written and directed by Ignacio Gutiérrez

Starring Cristina Cruz, Rosa Falu, Melissa Santana, and Daniel Guizar Mendoza

Producers: Emily Martinez Robles and Katelyn Villa

Assistant Directors: Melissa Santana and Jarely Vargas

Script Supervisor: Veronica Jurado

Directors of Photography: Carolina Izumi and Eden DeAlba

1st Assistant Camera: David Garcia

2nd Assistant Camera: Nixon BobMan Cheng

3rd Assistant Camera: Ashley Marguerite Papias

Boom Operator: Tavin Ta

Gaffer: Vincent Torres

Best Boy: Beatriz Bautista

Production Designer & Make-Up Artist: Valeria Garcia

Make-Up Artist Assistant: Carmen Orgain

Costume Designer: Davina Carrillo

Art Director: Camila Gutierrez

Art Department Assistants: Briseyda Peña, Kelly Iraheta, and Ashley Marguerite Papias

Production Assistants: Denise Sanchez, Brian Ibarra Morales, Daniel Guizar Mendoza

BTS Photographer: Guadalupe Arellanes Matus

Intimacy Coordinator: Vanessa Carrillo

Editors: Vincent Torres, Brian Ibarra Morales, and Ignacio Gutiérrez

Film Composer: Maddie Liu

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