The Perez Family backdrop

The Perez Family 1995 Directed by Mira Nair

On the way to finding a family, she found love.

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Comedy , Drama , Romance
Production Company The Samuel Goldwyn Company
Budget $11,000,000
Revenue $2,832,826
Release Date 12 May 1995
113 mins
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Marisa Tomei Dorita Evita Perez
Alfred Molina Juan Raul Perez
Anjelica Huston Carmela Perez
Chazz Palminteri Lt. John Pirelli
Trini Alvarado Teresa Perez
Ruben Rabasa Father Martinez
Luis Raúl News Photographer
Celia Cruz Luz Pat
Diego Wallraff Angel Diaz
Ellen Cleghorne Officer Rhoades
Bill Sage Steve Steverino
Billy Hopkins Father Aiden
Gustavo Laborie Cuban Official
Melissa Hickey Young Carmela
Mira Nair Woman buying Flowers
Antoni Corone Security
Mel Gorham Vilma / Raquel
Sheila Korsi Cuban Refugee
Ranjit Chowdhry Indian Immigration Official
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