The Sanchez clan has seen the worst of times living in impoverished Mexico but they have survived by sticking together. When Sanchez's oldest daughter Consuelo plans to change direction and...
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Title: The Children of Sanchez (1978)
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Cast
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| Anthony Quinn | ... | Jesús Sánchez | |
| Dolores del Rio | ... | Grandma Paquita | |
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Lupita Ferrer | ... | Consuelo Sánchez (as Melanie Farrar) |
| Katy Jurado | ... | Chata | |
| Stathis Giallelis | ... | Roberto Sánchez | |
| Lucía Méndez | ... | Martha Sánchez | |
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Duncan Quinn | ... | Manuel Sánchez |
| Héctor Bonilla | ... | Mario | |
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Patricia Aspíllaga | ||
| Patricia Reyes Spíndola | ... | (as Patricia Spindola) | |
| José Carlos Ruiz | |||
| Helena Rojo | |||
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Rebeca Silva | ||
| René Cardona | ... | (as René Cardona Sr.) | |
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Domingo Ambriz | ||
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The Sanchez clan has seen the worst of times living in impoverished Mexico but they have survived by sticking together. When Sanchez's oldest daughter Consuelo plans to change direction and build a life of her own, the family and Sanchez face an enormous challenge.
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Its Power and Passion Will Touch All Our Hearts - Because We Are All the Children of SanchezGenres:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
12 April 1979 (Mexico) See more »Also Known As:
Die Kinder von Sanchez See more »Company Credits
Production Co:
Carmel Enterprises,Corporación Nacional Cinematográfica (CONACINE),Hall Bartlett Productions See more »
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Mono (35 mm optical prints) (Westrex Recording System)Color:
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2.35 : 1
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Jesús Sánchez: Vote? What do you think they're gonna change? You know what they'll change? Chairs - Mr Gomez, you sit here, Mr Gonzalez, you sit there. That's what they'll change - chairs.
Consuelo Sánchez: If enough people try to improve things, that's the only way. We have to speak up.
Jesús Sánchez: The only way not to be kicked in the ass is to know your place. And keep your mouth shut.
Consuelo Sánchez: We have a right to change things.
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Anthony Quinn first announced this as an MGM production back in 1964 with Sophia Loren opposite him. See more »Quotes
Consuelo Sánchez: This time I think you should vote, FatherJesús Sánchez: Vote? What do you think they're gonna change? You know what they'll change? Chairs - Mr Gomez, you sit here, Mr Gonzalez, you sit there. That's what they'll change - chairs.
Consuelo Sánchez: If enough people try to improve things, that's the only way. We have to speak up.
Jesús Sánchez: The only way not to be kicked in the ass is to know your place. And keep your mouth shut.
Consuelo Sánchez: We have a right to change things.
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For Guadalupe, Cathy, Laurie, Alice, Paul. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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Dark and dismal neorealism meets dreary film noir in the 1978 The Children of Sanchez, which, despite its interesting cast proves a most disappointing Mexican-American collaboration thanks mainly to an over-indulgent director (Hall Bartlett) and screenwriters (Cesare Zavattini and Bartlett) who give Anthony Quinn leave to over-act in numerous, long-held close-ups. He's even allowed to upstage Dolores Del Rio in her big scene (her final film too). And I couldn't even spot Katy Jurado! Fortunately, the lovely Lupita Ferrer gets a fair innings, but Gabriel Figueroa's photography does not come off well in either of the two DVD versions. Quinn and Del Rio speak their own dialogue in the Trinity disc, but in Vanguard's Spanish edition, they are both dubbed. Oddly, the sound mix in the Spanish release is far superior to the American.