The Perez Family
"On the way to finding a family, she found love."
Overview
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.
Movie Details
Budget
$11.0M
$11,000,000
Revenue
$2.8M
$2,832,826
Languages
English
Studio
The Samuel Goldwyn Company
Key Crew
Mira Nair
Director
Robin Swicord
Screenplay
Cast
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
Vincent Gallo
Orlando
Celia Cruz
Luz Pat
Diego Wallraff
Angel Diaz
Ellen Cleghorne
Officer Rhoades
Angela Lanza
Flavia
Bill Sage
Steve Steverino
Billy Hopkins
Father Aiden
Gustavo Laborie
Cuban Official
Melissa Anne Acosta
Isabel
Roberto Escobar
Rivera
Sarita Choudhury
Josette
Glenda Díaz Rigau
Giovanna
Melissa Hickey
Young Carmela
