The Children of Sanchez

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

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