Cuba's quinceanera boomlet

A rather surprising and sweet benefit of Cuba's economic reforms

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Qunceanera celebrations in Cuba are all about the photographs.
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(Image credit: (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)The quinceanera is an Hispanic tradition honoring a young girl's coming of age. The 15th birthday celebrations vary across Latin American countries, from the strictly)

(Image credit: (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa))

(Image credit: (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa))

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(Image credit: (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa))

(Image credit: (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa))

(Image credit: (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa))

(Image credit: (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa))

(Image credit: (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa))

(Image credit: (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa))

(Image credit: (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa))

Lauren Hansen
Lauren Hansen

Lauren Hansen produces The Week’s podcasts and videos and edits the photo blog, Captured. She also manages the production of the magazine's iPad app. A graduate of Kenyon College and Northwestern University, she previously worked at the BBC and Frontline. She knows a thing or two about pretty pictures and cute puppies, both of which she tweets about @mylaurenhansen.