The Children of Sanchez

The Children of Sanchez (1978)

June 16th, 19782h 6min

Drama
57%

Overview

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.


Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!

Trailer

Similar Movies

Nicotina

Nicotina


Released on: 2003-10-03
Drama, Action, Comedy, Thriller

A hacker who is spying on a pretty neighbour messes up his assignment to break into Swiss bank accou...

Ni en la más oscura de mis tardes

Ni en la más oscura de mis tardes


Released on:
Drama

Lidia must face the allegations and consequences unleashed by the accusations of sexual abuse commit...

Revenge

Revenge


Released on: 1990-02-16
Thriller, Romance, Drama

Michael ‘Jay’ Cochran has just left the Navy after 12 years and he's not quite sure what he's going ...

Tequila

Tequila


Released on: 1992-08-21
Drama

Nearly thirty years after making his surrealist La Formula Secreta, director Rubén Gámez returned to...

The Night of the Iguana

The Night of the Iguana


Released on: 1964-08-06
Drama, Romance

A defrocked Episcopal clergyman leads a bus-load of middle-aged Baptist women on a tour of the Mexic...

Atrapados en la coca

Atrapados en la coca


Released on: 1990-01-01
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller

A man with economic problems get's involved with the mafia, but when he is asked to commit murder he...

The Holy Mountain

The Holy Mountain


Released on: 1973-11-29
Drama

The Alchemist assembles together a group of people from all walks of life to represent the planets i...

¡Three Amigos!

¡Three Amigos!


Released on: 1986-12-12
Comedy, Western, Drama

A trio of unemployed silent film actors are mistaken for real heroes by a small Mexican village in s...

The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada


Released on: 2005-11-17
Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Western

When brash Texas border officer Mike Norton wrongfully kills and buries the friend and ranch hand of...

La cobarde

La cobarde


Released on: 1953-03-05
Drama

A stranded ship. A man and two boys go to its rescue - uncle Arturo and his two nephews. The ship is...

Inhale

Inhale


Released on: 2010-08-27
Drama, Action, Thriller

A couple goes to dangerous lengths to find a lung donor for their daughter.

The Hunched Donkey

The Hunched Donkey


Released on: 2009-08-26
Drama, Horror

After his mother's death, a young man edits the family's home videos to bring back her image. As he ...

The Blood Stain

The Blood Stain


Released on: 1937-01-01
Drama

Camelia, a prostitute who works in a low-class cabaret in Mexico City (called "The Blood Stain') mee...

The Journey

The Journey


Released on: 1992-04-30
Drama

A young man living in a cold southern village in South America, decides to start a trip looking for ...

The Human Hyena

The Human Hyena


Released on: 1995-04-21
Action, Crime, Drama

The dead body of a young man who was kidnapped is found, the police looks for the kidnappers as a we...

Morir A Mi Manera

Morir A Mi Manera


Released on: 1994-12-16
Action, Crime, Drama

A group of terrorists cause chaos in a small mexican city, now Mario, the town's mayor, and a specia...

Una mujer de Oriente

Una mujer de Oriente


Released on: 1946-05-04
Crime, Drama

A secret agent investigates the death of the scientist who created a deadly ray only to find out his...

The Woman Hunter

The Woman Hunter


Released on: 1972-09-19
Crime, Drama, Thriller, TV Movie, Horror

A wealthy woman, vacationing in Acapulco with her stuffy husband, stumbles upon evidence that she is...

The last celebration

The last celebration


Released on: 2020-12-01
Drama

The patron Saint Festivities is the most important celebration of the year. Esther knows it and has...

The Year Without Light

The Year Without Light


Released on: 2023-09-01
Crime, Drama

Northern Mexico - 1997. Ulises, a detective tired of the violence that his work and country present,...