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Mar 2022
21m 47s

Costumbres - Quinceañeras in the U.S.

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About this episode

As the daughter of recent immigrants from Ecuador, Francis Gortaire didn’t get to have a traditional quinceañera when she turned 15. But, for her 30th birthday, she decided to host the quinceañera she never had and shared an important announcement with her community.

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