Jesús Sánchez — The Children of Sanchez Character Profile

About Jesús Sánchez

A widowed farmer and hardworking patriarch struggling with the culture of poverty in a marginal area of Mexico City. He feels a strong duty to financially support his family but is also an aggressive, domineering man and a womanizer.

Jesús Sánchez — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Anthony Quinn

Appears in

The Children of Sanchez (1978)

Role

Protagonist

More characters from The Children of Sanchez

• Grandma Paquita (Dolores del Río)
• Consuelo Sánchez (Lupita Ferrer)
• Chata (Katy Jurado)
• Roberto Sánchez (Stathis Giallelis)
• Martha Sánchez (Lucía Méndez)
• Mario (Héctor Bonilla)
• Manuel Sánchez (Duncan Quinn)
• Alberto (Sergio Calderón)
• (uncredited) (Irán Eory)
• Mr. Chaparro (uncredited) (Armando Silvestre)
• Ignacio (Ignacio López Tarso)
• Aunt Guadalupe (Carmen Montejo)