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 50-year career of international star Dolores del Rio, who plays the Grandma. Jazz-pop performer Chuck Mangione was nominated for a Golden Globe and won a Grammy award for his original musical score.

Anthony Quinn
as Jesús Sánchez

Dolores del Río
as Grandma Paquita

Lupita Ferrer
as Consuelo Sánchez

Katy Jurado
as Chata

Stathis Giallelis
as Roberto Sánchez

Lucía Méndez
as Martha Sánchez

Duncan Quinn
as Manuel Sánchez

Héctor Bonilla
as Mario

Patricia Aspíllaga
as

Patricia Reyes Spíndola
as