
Film
The Children of Sanchez
1978 · 2h 6m · Drama
Its Power and Passion Will Touch All Our Hearts - Because We Are All the Children of Sanchez
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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.
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Cast

Anthony Quinn
Jesús Sánchez

Dolores del Río
Grandma Paquita

Lupita Ferrer
Consuelo Sánchez

Katy Jurado
Chata

Stathis Giallelis
Roberto Sánchez

Lucía Méndez
Martha Sánchez
Duncan Quinn
Manuel Sánchez

Héctor Bonilla
Mario

Patricia Aspíllaga

Patricia Reyes Spíndola

José Carlos Ruiz

Helena Rojo

Rebeca Silva

René Cardona

Domingo Ambriz

Enrique Lucero
Crew
- Hall BartlettDirector · Writer · Producer
- Cesare ZavattiniWriter
- Oscar LewisNovel
- Gabriel FigueroaDirector of Photography
- Chuck MangioneOriginal Music Composer
- Marshall M. BordenEditor
- Claudia BeckerCasting
- Joaquín GarridoCasting
Media
Details
- Release date
- June 16, 1978
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 2h 6m
- Genres
- Drama
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