The Children of Sanchez (film)

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The Children of Sanchez
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Hall Bartlett
Written byHall Bartlett
Cesare Zavattini
Screenplay by Cesare Zavattini, Hall Bartlett
Based ona book by Oscar Lewis
Starring Anthony Quinn
Dolores del Río
Katy Jurado
Lupita Ferrer
Cinematography Gabriel Figueroa
Edited byMarshall M. Borden
Music by Chuck Mangione
Distributed byLone Star Pictures
Release date
  • November 16, 1978 (1978-11-16)
Running time
126 minutes
CountriesUnited States
Mexico [1]
LanguageEnglish

The Children of Sanchez is a 1978 Mexican-American drama film based on the book with the same title by Oscar Lewis. The film was entered into the 11th Moscow International Film Festival. [2]

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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

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 Chuck Mangione and won a Grammy award. The film's title song was also written by Mangione and earned him a Grammy for Best Pop Instrumental Performance.

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References

  1. "Los hijos de Sánchez". Filmaffinity. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  2. "11th Moscow International Film Festival (1979)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2014-04-03. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-02-22. Retrieved 2014-01-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)