The Children of Sanchez

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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.

Country:

United States of America,

Mexico

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

126 minutes

Year:

1978

Director:

Hall Bartlett

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Company:

Carmel Enterprises,

Hall Bartlett Productions,

Conacine

Cast:
Anthony Quinn

Jesús Sánchez

Dolores del Río

Grandma Paquita

Lupita Ferrer

Consuelo Sánchez

Katy Jurado

Chata

Stathis Giallelis

Roberto Sánchez

Crew:
Hall Bartlett

Director

Gabriel Figueroa

Director of Photography

Chuck Mangione

Original Music Composer

Claudia Becker

Casting

Marshall M. Borden

Editor