The Children of Sanchez

Jun 16, 1978

2h 6m

★ 6.1

Its Power and Passion Will Touch All Our Hearts - Because We Are All the Children of Sanchez

Overview

Hall Bartlett directs the rural drama The Children of Sanchez, based on the tome The Children of Sanchez: Autobiography of a Mexican Family written by Oscar Lewis in the '60s. Anthony Quinn stars as the widowed Jesus Sanchez, a poor farmer struggling to provide for his family in Mexico City. Also starring Lupita Ferrer as Consuelo and Stathis Giallelis as Roberto. This is the last film in the 50-year career of international star Dolores del Rio, who plays the Grandma. Jazz-pop performer Chuck Mangione was nominated for a Golden Globe and won a Grammy award for his original musical score.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Carmel Enterprises

Corporación Nacional Cinematográfica (CONACINE)

Hall Bartlett Productions

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Cast

Jesús Sánchez

Anthony Quinn

Grandma Paquita

Dolores del Río

Consuelo Sánchez

Lupita Ferrer

Chata

Katy Jurado

Roberto Sánchez

Stathis Giallelis

Martha Sánchez

Lucía Méndez

Manuel Sánchez

Duncan Quinn

Mario

Héctor Bonilla

Patricia Aspíllaga

Patricia Reyes Spíndola

José Carlos Ruiz

Helena Rojo

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