MTV's My Super Sweet 16

Originally Posted by kdonline

I believe all these girls were of Cuban descent (grandparents from Cuba, except for Alexa who is half Filipino - do they have quinces?); they're all 2nd/3rd generation hispanics.

Wasn't Alexa's dad Cuban as well?

But yep - we have quinces too. Although most Filipino girls opt not to have them because debuts (18 years) are more popular and they tend to wait. That's when most kids get their cars anyway.

I had both. I fought hard not to have a quince (I thought it was pretty lame), but my grandfather was NOT having it. I lost my dad at a young age, so Papa was my father figure...and what he said, went -- so he threw my quince. Mom threw my debut.

Neither were like anything feature on MTV - at all. My parties were held at the Sheraton only because my uncle's the banquet manager and we got a discount!