Stage 13 original La Quinceañera features fifteen-year-old Alejandra Santos (Mia Xitlali), whose life is about to change forever on the night of her quinceañera. In this daring revenge tale, a young girl will learn the limits of resilience and strength as she is thrust into the most extraordinary of situations over the course of 24 hours. With Abuela by her side, Alejandra transforms into a gutsy heroine everyone will be rooting for as she avenges her family.
We found the bio about the director behind this series quite interesting, so we lifted all her info to share with you. Her name is Gigi Saúl Guerrero.
Mia Xitlali as Alejandra Santos
Gigi is commonly known for her gritty Tex-Mex style with a touch of grindhouse gore in her filmmaking. She was born and raised in Mexico City by a family of artists and now resides in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Gigi was recognized in 2016 by Women In Film + Television Vancouver (WIFTV), receiving the Innovation Award for her dedication to her craft and influence on women in the industry. She is a prolific filmmaker on the rise and has directed over 16 shorts including the viral hit A Luchagore Christmas featured by famed horror director Eli Roth. She has also directed the segment Dia de los Muertos (part of the feature anthology Mexico Barbaro), M is for Matador (which is included in the ABC’s of Death 2.5), and lastly, the fan favorite El Gigante, recognized internationally by the horror community. Gigi is the female creative force behind Luchagore Productions, which mixes audience-driven horror with a heavy dose of Latin culture, delighting and entertaining global audiences everywhere.
La Quinceañera’s Patricia de Leon, Mauricio Mendoza and Mia Xitlali
The series stars Gabriela Reynoso, Gustavo Gomez, Mauricio Mendoza, Patricia de Leon, Veronica Diaz, and Mathias Retamal.
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