The Children of Sanchez

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Release date: June 16, 1978
Duration: 126 minutes
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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.

Starring

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Anthony Quinn
Jesús Sánchez
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Dolores del Río
Grandma Paquita
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Lupita Ferrer
Consuelo Sánchez
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Katy Jurado
Chata
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Stathis Giallelis
Roberto Sánchez