Sobreviviendo Mis XV

'Sobreviviendo Mis XV' ('Surviving My XV') is a Mexican familiar comedy directed by Chava Cartas with script by Juan Carlos Garzón and Angelica Gudiño. The film, whose theme is the traditional celebration of the Quinceañera parties in Mexican folklore, stars Berenice Jonguitud in the main role, with Memo Villegas and Verónica Bravo as her parents.

The main character is Danaé, a young woman who has just turned 15, and she is expecting to get a break after having to recently change schools. Now she wants to organize her Quinceañera party in a modern and fun way, so she can win popularity amongst her new group of girl friends.

However, Danaé is confronted by the demands of her family, who wants a much more traditional celebration, not to say tacky. With a big pink hampon dress, as it is tradition in the family, to try to please her grandma. Now, the teenager and her parents have to negotiate in a generational and social class clash as entertaining as it is common nowadays.

'Sobreviviendo Mis XV' was shot in the classic California Dancing Club in Mexico City, one of the most famous and old dance rooms in the city, founded in 1954. The film also includes a vast cast of young emerging stars, like actors, singers and social network influencers.

• Comedy
• Quinceañera