Anthony Quinn, Dolores Del Rio, Helena Rojo

With children to provide for, working-class widower Jesus Sanchez (Anthony Quinn) herds his family into cramped quarters in Mexico City. But his oldest daughter (Lupita Ferrer), an aspiring flight att...( read more  read more... )endant, would rather escape to the friendly skies. Based on the 1961 novel by Oscar Lewis, this Hall Bartlett film features actress Dolores del Rio's final performance and a Grammy Award-winning original score penned by jazz artist Chuck Mangione.

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Directed by: Hall Bartlett

Release Date: December 31, 1978

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DVD Release Date: August 2, 2005

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  • March 24, 2009
    I know the soundtrack to this movie very well. I've never seen it, and I'm surprised to see it listed.

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