The Children of Sanchez
Its Power and Passion Will Touch All Our Hearts - Because We Are All the Children of Sanchez
1978 | 126m | English
Popularity: 0.5 (history)
| Director: | Hall Bartlett |
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| Writer: | Hall Bartlett, Oscar Lewis, Cesare Zavattini |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 16, 1978 |
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| Director: | Hall Bartlett |
| Writer: | Hall Bartlett, Oscar Lewis, Cesare Zavattini |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | mexico |
| Production Companies | Hall Bartlett Productions, Carmel Enterprises, Corporación Nacional Cinematográfica (CONACINE) |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Patricia Reyes Spíndola | |
| José Carlos Ruiz | |
| Helena Rojo | |
| Rebeca Silva | |
| René Cardona | |
| Domingo Ambriz | |
| Enrique Lucero | |
| Beatriz Marín | |
| José Chávez | |
| Josefina Echánove | |
| Adriana Rojo | |
| Sergio Calderón | Alberto |
| Farnesio de Bernal | |
| Mauricio Bonet | |
| Juan Carlos Bonet | |
| Elsa Benn | |
| Jaime Jiménez Pons | |
| Jeniffer Demello | |
| Paola Jiménez Pons | |
| Karla Ceballos | |
| Arturo Rodríguez Doring | |
| Marta Barrientos | |
| Alejandra Ortiz | |
| Josefina Mauri | |
| Alicia del Lago | |
| Fernando Garcia | |
| Raquel García | |
| Carmen Montejo | Aunt Guadalupe |
| Ignacio López Tarso | Ignacio |
| Armando Silvestre | Mr. Chaparro (uncredited) |
| Irán Eory | (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Hall Bartlett | Writer, Director |
| Oscar Lewis | Novel |
| Marshall M. Borden | Editor |
| Dennis Brookins | Negative Cutter |
| Claudia Becker | Casting |
| Joaquín Garrido | Casting |
| Enrique Estévez | Set Decoration, Art Direction |
| Bill Thomas | Costume Design |
| William Ware Theiss | Costume Design |
| Elda Loza | Makeup Artist |
| Alberto López | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Michael Galloway | Sound |
| Cruz Carrasco | Sound Recordist |
| Steve Maslow | Sound Mixer |
| Mick Guzauski | Sound Mixer |
| Edward L. Thirlwell | Sound Effects |
| Cesare Zavattini | Writer |
| Chuck Mangione | Original Music Composer |
| Gabriel Figueroa | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Hall Bartlett | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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