Film

The Children of Sanchez 1978

126 min TMDB 6.5 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.

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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

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