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The Children of Sanchez
First aired on Jun 16, 1978
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Genres: Drama

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.

Featured Cast: click image to view more
Anthony Quinn | Jesús Sánchez
Dolores del Río | Grandma Paquita
Lupita Ferrer | Consuelo Sánchez
Katy Jurado | Chata
Stathis Giallelis | Roberto Sánchez
Lucía Méndez | Martha Sánchez
Featured Crew
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Hall Bartlett | Director
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Gabriel Figueroa | Director of Photography
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Chuck Mangione | Original Music Composer
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Claudia Becker | Casting
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Marshall M. Borden | Editor
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Cruz Carrasco | Sound Recordist