The Children of Sanchez
Its Power and Passion Will Touch All Our Hearts - Because We Are All the Children of Sanchez
6.5(8) 1978-06-16 126 minDrama
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.
DirectorHall Bartlett
Original Music ComposerChuck Mangione
WriterCesare Zavattini
WriterHall Bartlett
ProducerHall Bartlett
Cast & characters
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
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Duncan Quinn
as Manuel Sánchez
Héctor Bonilla
as Mario
Patricia Aspíllaga
as —
Patricia Reyes Spíndola
as —
José Carlos Ruiz
as —
Helena Rojo
as —
Rebeca Silva
as —
René Cardona
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Domingo Ambriz
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Enrique Lucero
as —
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Beatriz Marín
as —
José Chávez
as —
Josefina Echánove
as —
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Adriana Rojo
as —
Sergio Calderón
as Alberto
Farnesio de Bernal
as —
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Mauricio Bonet
as —
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Juan Carlos Bonet
as —
