The Children of Sanchez

Hall Bartlett
1978-06-16

Its Power and Passion Will Touch All Our Hearts - Because We Are All the Children of Sanchez
5.7
126 min

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

Name Character Team
Anthony Quinn Jesús Sánchez Unowned
Dolores del Río Grandma Paquita Unowned
Lupita Ferrer Consuelo Sánchez Unowned
Katy Jurado Chata Unowned
Stathis Giallelis Roberto Sánchez Unowned
Lucía Méndez Martha Sánchez Unowned
Duncan Quinn Manuel Sánchez Unowned
Héctor Bonilla Mario Unowned
Patricia Aspíllaga Unowned
Patricia Reyes Spíndola Unowned
José Carlos Ruiz Unowned
Helena Rojo Unowned
Rebeca Silva Unowned
René Cardona Unowned
Domingo Ambriz Unowned
Enrique Lucero Unowned
Beatriz Marín Unowned
José Chávez Unowned
Josefina Echánove Unowned
Adriana Rojo Unowned
Sergio Calderón Alberto Unowned
Farnesio de Bernal Unowned
Mauricio Bonet Unowned
Juan Carlos Bonet Unowned
Elsa Benn Unowned
Jaime Jiménez Pons Unowned
Jeniffer Demello Unowned
Paola Jiménez Pons Unowned
Karla Ceballos Unowned
Arturo Rodríguez Doring Unowned
Marta Barrientos Unowned
Alejandra Ortiz Unowned
Josefina Mauri Unowned
Alicia del Lago Unowned
Fernando Garcia Unowned
Raquel García Unowned
Carmen Montejo Aunt Guadalupe Unowned
Ignacio López Tarso Ignacio Unowned
Armando Silvestre Mr. Chaparro (uncredited) Unowned
Irán Eory (uncredited) Unowned