The Children of Sanchez (film)
The Children of Sanchez | |
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Directed by | Hall Bartlett |
Written by | Hall Bartlett Cesare Zavattini |
Screenplay by | Cesare Zavattini, Hall Bartlett |
Based on | a book by Oscar Lewis |
Starring | Anthony Quinn Dolores del Río Katy Jurado Lupita Ferrer |
Cinematography | Gabriel Figueroa |
Edited by | Marshall M. Borden |
Music by | Chuck Mangione |
Distributed by | Lone Star Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 126 minutes |
Countries | United States Mexico[1] |
Language | English |
The Children of Sanchez is a 1978 Mexican-American
The movie's well-known soundtrack, titled Children of Sanchez, was created by jazz musician Chuck Mangione. Its opening song won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance for that year.
Plot
Mr. Sanchez struggles with the culture of poverty around him. A widowed farmer, he cares for his family in a marginal area of Mexico City. While being a hard worker who feels the duty to financially support his family, he is still an aggressive, domineering man and a womanizer. His main conflict is with his daughter, Consuelo, a rebellious girl who attempts to break free from her father. She strives to escape her role of dutiful daughter and pursue her own dreams. Consuelo likes to talk with her grandmother, who secretly advises her to find a man and get married. This is the only way that she, an uneducated poor woman, can escape her father.
Cast
- Anthony Quinn as Jesús Sánchez
- Dolores del Río as Grandma Paquita
- Katy Jurado as Chata
- Lupita Ferrer as Consuelo Sánchez
- Lucia Mendezas Martha Sanchez
- Josefina Echanoveas Lupe
- Patricia Reyes Spindolaas Paula's sister
- Stathis Giallelis as Roberto
- Sergio Calderón as Alberto
Reception
Among those in attendance at the film's American premiere, which was held on November 16, 1978, were U.S. President Jimmy Carter and First Lady Rosalynn Carter, both of whom were greeted by performers Ferrer and Quinn as well as director Bartlett. Quinn himself escorted the President and the First Lady to their seats. All proceeds went to the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund.[3]
The musical score for the film was written by
See also
- Children of Sanchez - album
- The Children of Sanchez - book
References
- ^ "Los hijos de Sánchez". Filmaffinity. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
- ^ "11th Moscow International Film Festival (1979)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2014-04-03. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-02-22. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
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External links
- The Children of Sanchez at IMDb