

The Children of Sanchez
1978 · Movie · 2h 6m
Drama
"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.
Ratings
IMDb
6.1/10
Key crew
- Hall BartlettDirector
- Chuck MangioneOriginal Music Composer
- Cesare ZavattiniWriter
- Hall BartlettWriter
Cast
- Anthony QuinnJesús Sánchez
- Dolores del RíoGrandma Paquita
- Lupita FerrerConsuelo Sánchez
- Katy JuradoChata
- Stathis GiallelisRoberto Sánchez
- Lucía MéndezMartha Sánchez
- Duncan QuinnManuel Sánchez
- Héctor BonillaMario
- Patricia AspíllagaCast
- Patricia Reyes SpíndolaCast
- José Carlos RuizCast
- Helena RojoCast
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