The Children of Sanchez
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.
Release Date: 1978-06-16
Drama
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Casts
Anthony Quinn
as Jesús Sánchez
Dolores del Río
as Grandma Paquita
Lupita Ferrer
as Consuelo Sánchez
Katy Jurado
as Chata
Stathis Giallelis
as Roberto Sánchez
Lucía Méndez
as Martha Sánchez
Héctor Bonilla
as Mario
Sergio Calderón
as Alberto
Carmen Montejo
as Aunt Guadalupe
Ignacio López Tarso
as Ignacio
