Monika's Quincinera en Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico

Monika Grijalva, My Quincinera en Agua Prieta

Hi, I'm Monika Grijalva and this webblog is about my Quincinera on 16 Dec 2005 in Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico. These pictures will give you a glimpse into the tradition of a Quincinera, or 15 year old party, that Mexican girls are given by their families.
The Quincinera is a ceremony that celebrates the change of a girl to a woman, symbolized by the changing of shoes, from the flat shoes of a girl, to the high heels of a woman, and the presentation of this young woman to society.
I hope you enjoy these pictures of my Quincinera and my family in Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico. I want to thank my mother, Cruz Grijalva. It's my mother's beauty, talent and intelligence that inspires me to be my personal best every day of my life. Thank you Mommy, te quiero mucho, I will make you proud.My love to my brothers, Jose, Alonzo and Alexis.

Cruz Grijalva dancing with her son, Jose, at Monika's Quincinera.

Presenting Monika Grijalva in Monika's Quincinera in Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico.

Ladies and Gentlemen: Presenting Monika Grijalva

Presenting Monika Grijalva accompanied by her brother Jose at Monika's Quincinera on Dec 16, 2005 in Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico.

Monika's Quincinera Honorees

Here's Cruz accompanied by the very handsome Gordo.
Angelica looks ravishing in her hot pink chiffon dress, and she is accompanied by her husband, who sings with the band.
In the front is a twinkie, I think its Alonzo, but ?

A Toast to Monika Grijalva on her Quincinera in Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico

The beautiful Cruz Romo (Grijalva), the lovely Monika and the dashing Jose toast Monika at her Quincinera in Agua Prieta, Mexico.

Angelica & her husband

Meet Angelica. Angelica has been a friend and neighbor to the Romos for bastante anos. Behind her is her husband, and to the right is Tia Rosie, Ruben Romo's wife.