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The Cristela Gonzalez Bond Collection, no. 7 - Cristela's Quinceañera (1965)
Cristela Gonzalez Bond
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1965
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English
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    Cristela and her mother prepare her for her quinceañera ceremony
    The Catholic ceremony begins
    The damas and the chambelanes formally enter the reception hall together
    Cristela and the Chambelán de honor dance the first dance of the night
    The damas and chambelanes join in for the traditional waltz
    The band, The Vikings, warm up in shiny silver jackets
    Boogying down commences
    Everyone sits down to a meal together
    Guests hit the dance floor even harder than before
    A conga line forms!
    Cristela cuts the cake
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This home movie captures scenes of the donor, Cristela Gonzalez, celebrating her quinceañera in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, in 1965. Cristela, accompanied by her damas and chambelanes, attends a special mass at church before hosting a lively reception with dinner and cake and plenty of dancing. A quinceañera, also called a fiesta de quince años, is the celebration of a girl's 15th birthday in Mexican and other Latin-American cultures. This birthday marks the girl's transition from childhood to womanhood and is celebrated with a Catholic ceremony and large reception where the girl wears a formal gown, takes mass, performs a traditional waltz, and toasts champagne with her family and friends.

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