CUBA. 2018. Over the Rainbow.
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Cuba. 2018.
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Cuba. 2018. A quinceañera rides around her neighborhood as her community gathers to celebrate her.
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CUBA. Havana. 2018. Friends prepare to enter a quinceañera that is held on the roof of a house. The quinceañera party is usually a great expense to the family who normally saves up for year to be able to afford the festivity.
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Cuba. 2018. Children, teenagers, and adults alike all dance on at Pura’s rooftop quince, held at her home. While families have to save for years to hold a quinceañera, hosting it at home is a way of cutting back on financial stress.
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Cuba. 2018. Pura’s community looks on in tears as she is paraded around her neighborhood. They never thought she’d live to turn 15.
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Cuba. 2018. A backup dancer waits for her entrance.
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Cuba. 2018. After her party, Pura stands outside of her house. The streets have an air of celebration.
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Cuba. 2018. Children, teenagers, and adults alike all dance on at Pura’s rooftop quince, held at her home.
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Cuba. 2018. Friends and family members dance on the roof of a house. The dance party, visible and audible to the whole neighborhood, goes until the early hours of the morning.
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Cuba. 2018.
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Cuba. 2018. A teen stands in the courtyard of a church as he prepares for his friend’s quinceañera to begin.
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Cuba. 2018.
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Cuba. 2018. Pura’s friends and family pour into the hallway outside of her room.
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Cuba. 2018. A relative stands in the hallway as she waits for the festivities to begin.
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Cuba. 2018.
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Cuba. 2018. Pura’s brother peeks out from Pura’s room.
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Cuba. 2018. Hair and makeup preparation for a friend’s quinceañera. Girls usually transform themselves for this celebration.
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Cuba. 2018. Veronica stands in the window of her grandparents home after dance rehearsal for her quinceañera. Her family is staying there while their house gets repaired, an expense they prioritized behind her quince celebration.
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Cuba. 2018. Pura gets ready to step out at her quinceañera, adorned in jewelry.
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Cuba. 2018. Waiting for her traditional quinceañera dance.
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Cuba. 2018. A quinceañera steps down from the seat of a vintage chevy after she has been paraded around town.
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