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.
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Writing:
Stars:
- Hall Bartlett
Writing:
- Cesare Zavattini
- Hall Bartlett
- Oscar Lewis
Stars:
Release Date: 1978-06-16
5.7/10
5.7/10
- Country: US, MX
- Language: English
- Runtime: 126
Jesús Sánchez
Grandma Paquita
Consuelo Sánchez
Chata
Roberto Sánchez
Martha Sánchez
Mario
Alberto
Aunt Guadalupe
Ignacio
Mr. Chaparro (uncredited)
(uncredited)
