In most of the photographs, Rubi looks scared, frightened by the number of cameras and strangers that showed up at her party. At one point her father even threatened to end the party if the reporters didn’t give her some space.
The party came with a prize, $10,000 pesos to the winner of the horse race called “La Chiva,” a race that turned into tragedy. Félix Peña was trampled by his own galloping horse “Oso Dormido” when he got too close to the animals racing. He died on his way to the hospital.
Rubi’s quince is a prime example of the dangers of putting your life on social media. Traditionally, quinceañeras are very expensive, almost as expensive as a wedding in many cases, which is why people do invitations the old fashioned way, through a paper invitation.
What turned into a ha-ha moment because Rubi’s father invited everyone turned into a viral disaster the day of the event, something that caused a lot of stress, money, and unnecessary attention to what should have been a private and beautiful moment for this teen. Learn from this family’s mistake and be selective and smart about your choice of words and what you decide to share on social media because you don’t ever want to become a meme or have this amount of attention on you, especially as a teen.
