The Children of Sanchez
The Children of Sanchez
Release: 1978-06-16
·Runtime: 126m
·★ 6.1
Drama
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Mexico
Production Companies
Carmel Enterprises
Corporación Nacional Cinematográfica (CONACINE)
Hall Bartlett Productions
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Cast
Carmen Montejo
as Aunt Guadalupe
Lupita Ferrer
as Consuelo Sánchez
Patricia Aspíllaga
Katy Jurado
as Chata
Lucía Méndez
as Martha Sánchez
Dolores del Río
as Grandma Paquita
Héctor Bonilla
as Mario
José Carlos Ruiz
Helena Rojo
Enrique Lucero
José Chávez
Josefina Echánove
Patricia Reyes Spíndola
Ignacio López Tarso
as Ignacio
Irán Eory
as (uncredited)
Farnesio de Bernal
Domingo Ambriz
Anthony Quinn
as Jesús Sánchez
Stathis Giallelis
as Roberto Sánchez
Rebeca Silva
René Cardona
Sergio Calderón
as Alberto
