The Children of Sanchez (film)
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Published 1961 Genre Non-fiction Country United States
Mexico | Director Hall Bartlett Duration Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date November 16, 1978 (1978-11-16) Based on a book by Oscar Lewis Adaptations The Children Of Sanchez (1978) Nominations National Book Award for Nonfiction Similar movies La Vida (Oscar Lewis), Five Families (Oscar Lewis), Rashomon (Ryunosuke Akutagawa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Children of Sanchez is a 1978 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.
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- Plot
- Reception
- Cast
- References
The movie's well-known soundtrack, also titled Children of Sanchez, was created by jazz musician Chuck Mangione. It's opening song won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance for that year.
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Plot
The film chronicles the life of Mr. Sanchez (Anthony Quinn) and his 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 (Lupita Ferrer), a rebellious girl who attempts to break free from her oppressive father. She strives to escape her role of dutiful daughter and pursue her own dreams. Consuelo likes to talk with her grandmother (Dolores del Rio), 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 misogynistic father.
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 which were greeted at the premiere 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.
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.