The Children of Sanchez

(1978)

★ 6.5 IMDb · 8 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1978

Runtime: 126 мин

Country: United States of America, Mexico

Director: Hall Bartlett

Cast: Энтони Куинн, Dolores del Río, Lupita Ferrer, Katy Jurado, Στάθης Γιαλλελής, Lucía Méndez, Duncan Quinn, Héctor Bonilla, Patricia Aspíllaga, Patricia Reyes Spíndola

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.