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The Children of Sanchez
The Children of Sanchez

The Children of Sanchez

Its Power and Passion Will Touch All Our Hearts - Because We Are All the Children of Sanchez

Genres

Drama

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

126 mins

Rating

5.7/10

Release Date

16 June 1978

Country

United States of America

Cast

Anthony Quinn

Anthony Quinn

Jesús Sánchez

Dolores del Río

Dolores del Río

Grandma Paquita

Lupita Ferrer

Lupita Ferrer

Consuelo Sánchez

Katy Jurado

Katy Jurado

Chata

Stathis Giallelis

Stathis Giallelis

Roberto Sánchez

Lucía Méndez

Lucía Méndez

Martha Sánchez

Duncan Quinn

Duncan Quinn

Manuel Sánchez

Héctor Bonilla

Héctor Bonilla

Mario

Patricia Aspíllaga

Patricia Aspíllaga

Patricia Reyes Spíndola

Patricia Reyes Spíndola

José Carlos Ruiz

José Carlos Ruiz

Helena Rojo

Helena Rojo

Rebeca Silva

Rebeca Silva

René Cardona

René Cardona

Domingo Ambriz

Domingo Ambriz

Enrique Lucero

Enrique Lucero

Beatriz Marín

Beatriz Marín

José Chávez

José Chávez

Josefina Echánove

Josefina Echánove

Adriana Rojo

Adriana Rojo

Sergio Calderón

Sergio Calderón

Alberto

Farnesio de Bernal

Farnesio de Bernal

Mauricio Bonet

Mauricio Bonet

Juan Carlos Bonet

Juan Carlos Bonet

Elsa Benn

Elsa Benn

Jaime Jiménez Pons

Jaime Jiménez Pons

Jeniffer Demello

Jeniffer Demello

Paola Jiménez Pons

Paola Jiménez Pons

Karla Ceballos

Karla Ceballos

Arturo Rodríguez Doring

Arturo Rodríguez Doring

Marta Barrientos

Marta Barrientos

Alejandra Ortiz

Alejandra Ortiz

Josefina Mauri

Josefina Mauri

Alicia del Lago

Alicia del Lago

Fernando Garcia

Fernando Garcia

Raquel García

Raquel García

Carmen Montejo

Carmen Montejo

Aunt Guadalupe

Ignacio López Tarso

Ignacio López Tarso

Ignacio

Armando Silvestre

Armando Silvestre

Mr. Chaparro (uncredited)

Irán Eory

Irán Eory

(uncredited)

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