The Perez Family
"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.
Director
Mira Nair
Languages
English
Status
Released
Budget
$11,000,000
Box Office
$2,832,826
Who's In It
Marisa Tomei
Dottie Perez
Alfred Molina
Juan Raul Perez
Anjelica Huston
Carmela Perez
Chazz Palminteri
Officer Pirelli
Trini Alvarado
Teresa Perez
Celia Cruz
Luz Paz
Diego Wallraff
Angel Diaz
Angela Lanza
Flavia
Ranjit Chowdhry
Indian Immigration Official
Ellen Cleghorne
Officer Rhoades
Bill Sage
Steve Steverino
Vincent Gallo
Orlando
Ruben Rabasa
Father Martinez
Roberto Escobar
Rivera
Sarita Choudhury
Josette
Norman Max Maxwell
Gate Guard
Marc Macaulay
Male Volunteer
Antoni Corone
Security
Mira Nair
Woman Buying Flowers
Melissa Hickey
Young Carmela
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