The Children of Sanchez

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Anthony Quinn

Jesús Sánchez

Age : 86 | Popularity : 20%

Dolores del Río

Grandma Paquita

Age : 78 | Popularity : 10%

Lupita Ferrer

Consuelo Sánchez

Age : 76 | Popularity : 3%

Katy Jurado

Chata

Age : 78 | Popularity : 5%

Stathis Giallelis

Roberto Sánchez

Age : 83 | Popularity : 6%

Lucía Méndez

Martha Sánchez

Age : 69 | Popularity : 5%

Duncan Quinn

Manuel Sánchez

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Héctor Bonilla

Mario

Age : 85 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Production	Casting	Claudia Becker Joaquín Garrido
	Producer	Hall Bartlett
Camera	Director of Photography	Gabriel Figueroa
Writing	Writer	Cesare Zavattini Hall Bartlett
	Novel	Oscar Lewis
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Bill Thomas William Ware Theiss
	Makeup Artist	Elda Loza
	Assistant Makeup Artist	Alberto López
Art	Art Direction	Enrique Estévez
	Set Decoration	Enrique Estévez
Editing	Editor	Marshall M. Borden
	Negative Cutter	Dennis Brookins
Directing	Director	Hall Bartlett
Sound	Sound Mixer	Steve Maslow Mick Guzauski
	Original Music Composer	Chuck Mangione
	Sound	Michael Galloway
	Sound Recordist	Cruz Carrasco
	Sound Effects	Edward L. Thirlwell
Department	Role	Name

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