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Mingei Museum celebrates Mexican art with ‘¡Viva Mexico!’ – SDNN 11 Mar 2010, 12:31 am


SDNN
Mingei Museum celebrates Mexican art with '¡Viva Mexico!'
SDNN
Masterful in pure happiness is Araceli Espino Barriga's “Quinceañera Fiesta Scene,” its little figures embroidered on green cloth, child-simple in design

Tumor, tragedy brings Tigers even closer – Fort Morgan Times 10 Mar 2010, 12:26 pm

Tumor, tragedy brings Tigers even closer
Fort Morgan Times
Saturday afternoon, 15-year-old Karla Mendoza-Garcia was supposed to be celebrating her quinceanera — also known as a “coming-of-age” for Latino girls.

Talk about a Sweet 15th – Sacramento Bee 10 Mar 2010, 2:07 am

Talk about a Sweet 15th
Sacramento Bee
What she needed was a prince, and she took no chances on her quinceanera, the traditional 15th birthday bash for Hispanic girls.

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Turning 15 allows the Quinceanera, a girl making the transition into young … – The Jackson Citizen Patriot – MLive.com 7 Mar 2010, 4:16 am


The Jackson Citizen Patriot – MLive.com
Turning 15 allows the Quinceanera, a girl making the transition into young
The Jackson Citizen Patriot – MLive.com
The day typically begins with a religious ceremony, in which the celebrant, or Quinceañera, is blessed and affirms her faith.The celebrations that follow

Quinceanera celebration is both rite of passage and sign of success for … – True/Slant 5 Mar 2010, 9:57 am


Chicago Tribune
Quinceanera celebration is both rite of passage and sign of success for
True/Slant
But while the young woman is the definite star of the event, a Quinceanera often takes on a bigger meaning to the girl's family – it's a symbol of success,
Talk about a Sweet 15thChicago Tribune

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Luna Negra brings colorful interpretations to Grayslake stage – Libertyville Review 4 Mar 2010, 4:11 am

Luna Negra brings colorful interpretations to Grayslake stage
Libertyville Review
The evening's program closes with "Quinceañera," choreographed in 2005 by Luna Negra founder Eduardo Vilaro and created in collaboration with Mexican visual

Red dress sparks assault of teen girl – Weekly Calistogan 4 Mar 2010, 2:33 am

Red dress sparks assault of teen girl
Weekly Calistogan
A Calistoga man apparently upset that a girl chose to wear a red dress to celebrate her quinceañera was arrested Feb.

Wearing red dress gets teen assaulted at Calistoga party – Napa Valley Register 1 Mar 2010, 10:30 pm

Wearing red dress gets teen assaulted at Calistoga party
Napa Valley Register
The 15-year-old girl and a friend were at a quinceañera celebration at Tucker Farm Center at about 8:30 pm Saturday, she told police.
Wearing red dress gets teen assaulted at Calistoga partyNapa Valley Register

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Jane Fonda gets plastic surgery: before and after! – Terra.com 23 Feb 2010, 9:38 am


Terra.com
Jane Fonda gets plastic surgery: before and after!
Terra.com
Talk about being a cuchi-barbie (that's Colombian slang for a vieja who wants to look like a quinceañera). Take a look at good ol' (emphasis on the old)

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Michelle Obama Taps Barbie Doll for Anti-Obesity Campaign – Glossy News (satire) 18 Feb 2010, 4:36 pm

Michelle Obama Taps Barbie Doll for Anti-Obesity Campaign
Glossy News (satire)
Quinceanera Teresa doll, the Mexican Barbie, was released in 1994 to celebrate . . . a) Cinco de mayo, b) NAFTA, c) the end of Lent, d) girls day 8.

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