The Children of Sanchez (1978)
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.
- Released
- 1978-06-16
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Hall Bartlett
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 from 8 votes
Cast
- 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
- Duncan Quinn as Manuel Sánchez
- Héctor Bonilla as Mario
- Patricia Aspíllaga
- Patricia Reyes Spíndola
- José Carlos Ruiz
- Helena Rojo