
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.
Top Billed Cast

Anthony Quinn
Jesús Sánchez

Dolores del Río
Grandma Paquita

Lupita Ferrer
Consuelo Sánchez

Katy Jurado
Chata

Stathis Giallelis
Roberto Sánchez
Featured Crew
Hall Bartlett
Director

Gabriel Figueroa
Director of Photography

Chuck Mangione
Original Music Composer
Claudia Becker
Casting
Marshall M. Borden
Editor
Cruz Carrasco
Sound Recordist
William Ware Theiss
Costume Design
Edward L. Thirlwell
Sound Effects
Hall Bartlett
Writer
Oscar Lewis
Novel
Hall Bartlett
Producer

Bill Thomas
Costume Design