Gladys poses for her quinceanera portraits at the National Hotel as tourists watch in Havana, Cuba, on 3 December. Celebrations known as quinceaneras, marking a girl's 15th birthday and recognising her transition from girlhood to womanhood, date back centuries in Latin America. Some vestiges of the older celebrations remain, with Latin American girls performing traditional waltzes. But in Cuba, glitzy photographs are the main focus
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