The Children of Sanchez (1978)

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.

Released June 16, 1978 126 min 17+

Genres: Drama

Keywords: tmdb.mexico, imdb.based-on-novel, imdb.independent-film, imdb.character-name-in-title, awards.golden-globe-nominated, aspectratio.2-35-1

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Production Companies: Carmel Enterprises, Corporación Nacional Cinematográfica (CONACINE), Hall Bartlett Productions

Country: United States
Production Countries: Mexico, United States
Languages: English