1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:01,960 Quinceañera, it's a coming of age. 2 00:00:01,960 --> 00:00:05,040 It's basically a girl turning into a young woman. 3 00:00:05,040 --> 00:00:07,960 And her parents are showing society 4 00:00:07,960 --> 00:00:09,240 that she is all grown up. 5 00:00:09,240 --> 00:00:11,240 Most little girls dream about their wedding. 6 00:00:11,240 --> 00:00:14,279 Hispanics, most little girls dream about the day 7 00:00:14,279 --> 00:00:17,120 that they're going to turn 15 and become a quinceañera. 8 00:00:17,120 --> 00:00:19,760 And their mom is dreaming about the day 9 00:00:19,760 --> 00:00:21,399 that their daughter turns 15. 10 00:00:21,399 --> 00:00:22,719 All the family comes. 11 00:00:22,719 --> 00:00:26,760 It's a very important way to bring people together. 12 00:00:26,760 --> 00:00:28,760 You look very good in it. 13 00:00:28,760 --> 00:00:30,239 Awww. 14 00:00:30,239 --> 00:00:31,600 Doesn't matter where you come from 15 00:00:31,600 --> 00:00:32,479 in the part of the world, 16 00:00:32,479 --> 00:00:35,859 we're all coming together to celebrate a quinceanero. 17 00:00:35,859 --> 00:00:37,219 So it doesn't matter where you come from 18 00:00:37,219 --> 00:00:38,759 because everybody loves a good party. 19 00:00:38,759 --> 00:00:41,700 People from other cultures, they're intrigued by it. 20 00:00:41,700 --> 00:00:44,799 It's something that maybe they kind of heard about it 21 00:00:44,799 --> 00:00:45,640 a little bit. 22 00:00:45,640 --> 00:00:47,600 They see that it's a party, it's a celebration. 23 00:00:47,600 --> 00:00:51,000 So I think it's something that they will embrace and love 24 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:53,719 and maybe even want to do it for their daughters. 25 00:00:53,719 --> 00:00:54,840 I was raised in this business. 26 00:00:54,840 --> 00:00:56,479 Literally since the day I was born, 27 00:00:56,479 --> 00:01:00,060 I was sleeping under bridal and quinceanera dresses 28 00:01:00,060 --> 00:01:00,899 as a baby. 29 00:01:00,899 --> 00:01:02,619 This is not only a business where you're gonna make money 30 00:01:02,619 --> 00:01:03,460 and that's it, you're done. 31 00:01:03,460 --> 00:01:05,959 No, this is something that you get involved with the family 32 00:01:05,959 --> 00:01:09,200 and just making that special day 33 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:10,620 and dream come true for this girl. 34 00:01:10,620 --> 00:01:12,760 We do what we have to do to make the family happy. 35 00:01:12,760 --> 00:01:14,299 So what is your theme for the party? 36 00:01:14,299 --> 00:01:16,799 Well, my theme for the party is winter wonderland. 37 00:01:18,700 --> 00:01:22,000 Nowadays, quinceaneras come up with the craziest ideas. 38 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:23,920 Get in there and show her how to do the shots. 39 00:01:23,920 --> 00:01:25,859 Oh my God! 40 00:01:25,859 --> 00:01:30,079 We pretty much do everything to capture their memories. 41 00:01:30,079 --> 00:01:34,980 The quinceanera is a big sense of pride to the family. 42 00:01:34,980 --> 00:01:38,379 And I think in every culture, everyone has that. 43 00:01:38,379 --> 00:01:40,599 We just Hispanics, this is how we do it. 44 00:01:40,599 --> 00:01:42,219 We do influence America the same way 45 00:01:42,219 --> 00:01:45,980 that American traditions influence us. 46 00:01:45,980 --> 00:01:47,500 Americans are becoming more aware 47 00:01:47,500 --> 00:01:49,060 of this whole quinceanera culture 48 00:01:49,060 --> 00:01:52,400 just because Hispanics are a big part of America. 49 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:55,420 Our biggest tradition as Latinos is family 50 00:01:55,420 --> 00:01:58,319 and just getting the family together as much as possible. 51 00:01:58,319 --> 00:01:59,239 It's who we are. 52 00:01:59,239 --> 00:02:00,640 So if you lose your traditions, 53 00:02:00,640 --> 00:02:03,219 then you kind of lose who you are. 54 00:02:03,219 --> 00:02:05,700 You wanna be able to keep that alive and be proud of it 55 00:02:05,700 --> 00:02:07,060 and hand it down to your children 56 00:02:07,060 --> 00:02:09,080 and make sure that they keep it alive. 57 00:02:09,080 --> 00:02:10,039 We're a fun family. 58 00:02:10,039 --> 00:02:11,659 We can fight, you know. 59 00:02:11,659 --> 00:02:13,960 Don't lose a client, but don't give her $1,000. 60 00:02:13,960 --> 00:02:16,240 She's right there, she can hear us. 61 00:02:16,240 --> 00:02:18,740 But at the end, we're just a family that's coming together 62 00:02:18,740 --> 00:02:20,819 and making sure that the business moves forward 63 00:02:20,819 --> 00:02:22,060 and that's my favorite part. 64 00:02:22,060 --> 00:02:24,300 I want them jaw open, wow. 65 00:02:24,300 --> 00:02:31,759 We're a typical American Latino family because we love where we are and we love where we came from. 66 00:02:31,759 --> 00:02:40,759 Working with the family is very hard. It can be stressful sometimes, but it's like I feel that we're not only family, we're a team and that's what it's about. 67 00:02:40,759 --> 00:02:43,759 Awesome. Good job. Let's do that one more time. 68 00:02:43,759 --> 00:02:49,020 Oh, they're all the same. That was perfect. Do it one more time.