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The Children of Sanchez
Its Power and Passion Will Touch All Our Hearts - Because We Are All the Children of Sanchez
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
- Duncan Quinn as Manuel Sánchez
- Héctor Bonilla as Mario
- Patricia Aspíllaga
- Patricia Reyes Spíndola
- José Carlos Ruiz
- Helena Rojo
Details
- Director
- Hall Bartlett
- Released
- June 16, 1978
- Runtime
- 2h 6m
- Genres
- Drama
- Studio
- Carmel Enterprises, Hall Bartlett Productions and Conacine
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 6.5 / 10 from 8 votes
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