The Children of Sanchez (1978)
2h 6m
Running Time
June 16, 1978Release Date
The Children of Sanchez (1978)
2h 6m
Running Time
June 16, 1978Release Date
Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.
Anthony Quinn
Jesús Sánchez
Dolores del Río
Grandma Paquita
Lupita Ferrer
Consuelo Sánchez
Katy Jurado
Chata
Stathis Giallelis
Roberto Sánchez
Lucía Méndez
Martha Sánchez
Duncan Quinn
Manuel Sánchez
Héctor Bonilla
Mario
Patricia Aspíllaga
Actress
Patricia Reyes Spíndola
Actress
Hall Bartlett
Director
Oscar Lewis
Writer
Cesare Zavattini
Writer
Chuck Mangione
Composer
Gabriel Figueroa
Cinematographer
Marshall M. Borden
Editor
Claudia Becker
CastingDirector
Sergio Calderón
Alberto
Carmen Montejo
Aunt Guadalupe
Ignacio López Tarso
Ignacio
Armando Silvestre
Mr. Chaparro (uncredited)
Irán Eory
(uncredited)
Bill Thomas
Costume Design
Enrique Estévez
Art Direction / Set Decoration
William Ware Theiss
Costume Design
Steve Maslow
Sound Mixer
Elda Loza
Makeup Artist
Joaquín Garrido
Casting
Michael Galloway
Sound
Alberto López
Assistant Makeup Artist
Dennis Brookins
Negative Cutter
Cruz Carrasco
Sound Recordist
Mick Guzauski
Sound Mixer
Edward L. Thirlwell
Sound Effects
Rebeca Silva
Helena Rojo
Jeniffer Demello
José Carlos Ruiz
Karla Ceballos
Paola Jiménez Pons
Jaime Jiménez Pons
Elsa Benn
Juan Carlos Bonet
Mauricio Bonet
Farnesio de Bernal
René Cardona
Domingo Ambriz
Enrique Lucero
Marta Barrientos
Arturo Rodríguez Doring
Alejandra Ortiz
Adriana Rojo
Josefina Echánove
Josefina Mauri
José Chávez
Beatriz Marín
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The Children of Sanchez is a 1978 Mexican-American drama film based on the book with the same title by Oscar Lewis. The film was entered into the 11th Moscow International Film Festival.The movie's well-known soundtrack, titled Children of Sanchez, was created by jazz musician Chuck Mangione. Its opening song won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance for that year.