Minerva Alvarez learned to cut fabric as a middle-schooler in her native Cuernavaca, Mexico. She began making simple dresses in class and soon elevated to creating elaborate quinceañera designs. “It’s ...

DENVER (KDVR) — One of the most iconic traditions in the Hispanic culture, the quinceañera celebration, marks the moment a girl turns into a woman at the age of 15 — or quince in Spanish. The ...

At KSBW, we are continuing to mark Hispanic Heritage Month by honoring the Hispanic community's contributions and culture.One special coming-of-age tradition is a quinceanera which celebrates a girl's ...

On her 15th birthday, in Mexican culture, a girl becomes a woman and is ushered into the beautiful, romantic tradition of finding her place among her family legacy through a celebration, a Quinceanera ...

More and more of Mexico’s coming-of-age quinceañera dresses are coming from China. They’re part of a flood of Chinese textiles that has undermined local companies and sparked job losses in Mexico’s ...

QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) — For Hispanic Heritage Month, The Museum at Queens College has a special exhibition starting this week that honors the coming-of-age tradition for Latinas— quinceañeras. The ...

A 15-year-old girl looks out through a window as she gets ready to participate in the mass Quinceanera Party, in Mexico City, capital of Mexico, April 28, 2012. The Quinceanera Party is a Mexican ...

Hundreds of girls celebrating their fifteenth birthdays attended a mass ‘Quinceañera’ celebration in Mexico City yesterday. Every year, the mayor of the Mexican capital hosts a ‘coming of age’ ...

LA JOYA, Mexico – Looking overwhelmed by the attention, yet resplendent in an elaborate fuchsia dress and gleaming tiara, Rubi Ibarra celebrated her 15th birthday on Monday in a rural Mexican village ...