The Children of Sanchez (1978)
Drama • 2ч 6м
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.
TMDB rating:
6.5
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Cast
Anthony Quinn
Jesús Sánchez
Dolores del Río
Grandma Paquita
Lupita Ferrer
Consuelo Sánchez
Katy Jurado
Chata
Stathis Giallelis
Roberto Sánchez
Lucía Méndez
Martha Sánchez
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Duncan Quinn
Manuel Sánchez
Héctor Bonilla
Mario
Patricia Aspíllaga
Patricia Reyes Spíndola
José Carlos Ruiz
Helena Rojo
Rebeca Silva
René Cardona
Domingo Ambriz
Enrique Lucero
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Beatriz Marín
José Chávez
Josefina Echánove
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Adriana Rojo
Sergio Calderón
Alberto
Farnesio de Bernal
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Mauricio Bonet
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Juan Carlos Bonet
Crew
Hall Bartlett
Director
Gabriel Figueroa
Director of Photography
Chuck Mangione
Original Music Composer
Claudia Becker
Casting
Marshall M. Borden
Editor
Cruz Carrasco
Sound Recordist
William Ware Theiss
Costume Design
Edward L. Thirlwell
Sound Effects
Hall Bartlett
Writer
Oscar Lewis
Novel
Hall Bartlett
Producer
Bill Thomas
Costume Design
Elda Loza
Makeup Artist
Steve Maslow
Sound Mixer
Dennis Brookins
Negative Cutter
Enrique Estévez
Art Direction
Cesare Zavattini
Writer
Enrique Estévez
Set Decoration
Alberto López
Assistant Makeup Artist
Joaquín Garrido
Casting
Michael Galloway
Sound
Mick Guzauski
Sound Mixer
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