The Perez Family

The Perez Family

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

1995 en 113 minutes

Rating: 6.2

Plot

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.

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Cast

Marisa Tomei

Marisa Tomei

Dorita Evita Perez

Alfred Molina

Alfred Molina

Juan Raul Perez

Anjelica Huston

Anjelica Huston

Carmela Perez

Chazz Palminteri

Chazz Palminteri

Lt. John Pirelli

Trini Alvarado

Trini Alvarado

Teresa Perez

Ruben Rabasa

Ruben Rabasa

Father Martinez

Luis Raúl

Luis Raúl

News Photographer

Vincent Gallo

Vincent Gallo

Orlando

Celia Cruz

Celia Cruz

Luz Pat

Diego Wallraff

Diego Wallraff

Angel Diaz

Ellen Cleghorne

Ellen Cleghorne

Officer Rhoades

Angela Lanza

Angela Lanza

Flavia

Bill Sage

Bill Sage

Steve Steverino

Billy Hopkins

Billy Hopkins

Father Aiden

Gustavo Laborie

Gustavo Laborie

Cuban Official

Melissa Anne Acosta

Melissa Anne Acosta

Isabel

Roberto Escobar

Roberto Escobar

Rivera

Sarita Choudhury

Sarita Choudhury

Josette

Glenda Díaz Rigau

Glenda Díaz Rigau

Giovanna

Melissa Hickey

Melissa Hickey

Young Carmela

Mira Nair

Mira Nair

Woman buying Flowers

Antoni Corone

Antoni Corone

Security

Mel Gorham

Mel Gorham

Vilma / Raquel

Sheila Korsi

Sheila Korsi

Cuban Refugee

Ranjit Chowdhry

Ranjit Chowdhry

Indian Immigration Official

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