The Children of Sanchez (1978)

Hall Bartlett directs the rural drama The Children of Sanchez based on the tome The Children of Sanchez Autobiography of a Mexican Family written by Oscar Lewis in the 60s Anthony Quinn stars as the widowed Jesus Sanchez a poor farmer struggling to provide for his family in Mexico City Also starring Lupita Ferrer as Consuelo and Stathis Giallelis as Roberto This is the last film in the 50year career of international star Dolores del Rio who plays the Grandma Jazzpop performer Chuck Mangione was nominated for a Golden Globe and won a Grammy award for his original musical score