The Perez Family (1995)
In the midst of the Mariel boat lift -- a hurried exodus of refugees from Cuba going to America -- an immigration clerk accidentally presumes that dissident Juan Raul Perez and Dorita Evita Perez are married. United by their last name and a mutual resolve to emigrate, Dorita and Juan agree to play along. But it gets complicated when the two begin falling for each other just as Juan reunites with his wife, Carmela, whom he hasn't seen in decades.
- Released
- 1995-05-12
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Robin Swicord, Mira Nair
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 from 44 votes
Cast
- Marisa Tomei as Dottie Perez
- Alfred Molina as Juan Raul Perez
- Anjelica Huston as Carmela Perez
- Chazz Palminteri as Officer Pirelli
- Trini Alvarado as Teresa Perez
- Celia Cruz as Luz Paz
- Diego Wallraff as Angel Diaz
- Angela Lanza as Flavia
- Ranjit Chowdhry as Indian Immigration Official
- Ellen Cleghorne as Officer Rhoades
- Jose Felipe Padron as Felipe Perez
- Lázaro Pérez as Armando "Papi" Perez