The Children of Sanchez (film)

The Children of Sanchez
Theatrical release poster
Directed byHall Bartlett
Written byHall Bartlett
Cesare Zavattini
Screenplay byCesare Zavattini, Hall Bartlett
Based ona book by Oscar Lewis
StarringAnthony Quinn
Dolores del Río
Katy Jurado
Lupita Ferrer
CinematographyGabriel Figueroa
Edited byMarshall M. Borden
Music byChuck 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]

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.

  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.