As Constance Marie approached her 60th birthday, she had an idea to celebrate the major life milestone.

The actor — known for her roles in “George Lopez,” “American Family,” “Selena” and “With Love” — didn’t want to throw just any party. She wanted to reclaim and learn more about her Mexican culture, while at the same time uplifting her Latino community and raising money for organizations important to her.

That’s when she decided to throw a sesentañera, a take on the popular coming-of-age quinceañera party thrown for young women who turn 15.

Celebrated much like a Sweet Sixteen throughout Latin America and the U.S., a quinceañera marks a 15-year-old girl’s passage from girlhood to womanhood. In Marie’s case, she multiplied it by four to embrace entering a new decade in her life.

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