

8 votes
1978
2h 6m
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.
Directed by Hall Bartlett

Anthony Quinn
Jesús Sánchez
Dolores del Río
Grandma Paquita
Lupita Ferrer
Consuelo Sánchez
Katy Jurado
Chata
Stathis Giallelis
Roberto Sánchez
Lucía Méndez
Martha SánchezDuncan 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
Status
Released
Release date
June 16, 1978
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Language
English