The Children of Sanchez

The Children of Sanchez

1978
2h 6m
6.1

6.1/10

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"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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Carmel Enterprises Hall Bartlett Productions Conacine
Production Countries
United States of America Mexico
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

Quick Facts

Release Date June 16, 1978
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0077326

Cast

Anthony Quinn
Anthony Quinn

Jesús Sánchez

Dolores del Río
Dolores del Río

Grandma Paquita

Lupita Ferrer
Lupita Ferrer

Consuelo Sánchez

Katy Jurado
Katy Jurado

Chata

Stathis Giallelis
Stathis Giallelis

Roberto Sánchez

Lucía Méndez
Lucía Méndez

Martha Sánchez

Duncan Quinn
Duncan Quinn

Manuel Sánchez

Héctor Bonilla
Héctor Bonilla

Mario

Patricia Aspíllaga
Patricia Aspíllaga

Patricia Reyes Spíndola
Patricia Reyes Spíndola

José Carlos Ruiz
José Carlos Ruiz

Helena Rojo
Helena Rojo

Key Crew

Hall Bartlett
Director
Cesare Zavattini
Writer
Hall Bartlett
Writer
Hall Bartlett
Producer