The Children of Sanchez
1978
126 minutes
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.
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Anthony Quinn
Jesús Sánchez
Dolores del Río
Grandma Paquita
Lupita Ferrer
Consuelo Sánchez
Katy Jurado
Chata
Stathis Giallelis
Roberto Sánchez
Lucía Méndez
Martha Sánchez
Duncan Quinn
Manuel Sánchez
Héctor Bonilla
Mario
Patricia Aspíllaga
Patricia Reyes Spíndola
José Carlos Ruiz
Helena Rojo
Rebeca Silva
René Cardona
Domingo Ambriz
Enrique Lucero
Beatriz Marín
José Chávez
Josefina Echánove
Adriana Rojo
Sergio Calderón
Alberto
Farnesio de Bernal
Mauricio Bonet
Juan Carlos Bonet
Elsa Benn
Jaime Jiménez Pons
Jeniffer Demello
Paola Jiménez Pons
Karla Ceballos
Arturo Rodríguez Doring
Marta Barrientos
Alejandra Ortiz
Josefina Mauri
Alicia del Lago
Fernando Garcia
Raquel García
Carmen Montejo
Aunt Guadalupe
Ignacio López Tarso
Ignacio
Armando Silvestre
Mr. Chaparro (uncredited)
Irán Eory
(uncredited)