The Children of Sanchez (1978)
Drama
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.
Cast
Jesús Sánchez
Grandma Paquita
Consuelo Sánchez
Alberto
Chata
Aunt Guadalupe
Ignacio
Mr. Chaparro (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Roberto Sánchez
Martha Sánchez
Manuel Sánchez
Mario
Crew
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Writer
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Negative Cutter
Casting
Casting
Art Direction
Set Decoration
Costume Design
Costume Design
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Sound
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