The Perez Family
On the way to finding a family, she found love.
6.1(42) 1995-05-12 113 minComedyDramaRomance
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.
DirectorMira Nair
ScreenplayRobin Swicord
ProducerLydia Dean Pilcher
ProducerMichael Nozik
Original Music ComposerAlan Silvestri
Cast & characters
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
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Jose Felipe Padron
as Felipe Perez
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Lázaro Pérez
as Armando "Papi" Perez
Bill Sage
as Steve Steverino
Vincent Gallo
as Orlando
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Billy Hopkins
as Father Aiden
Ruben Rabasa
as Father Martinez
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Melissa Anne Acosta
as Isabel
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Gustavo Laborie
as Cuban Official
Roberto Escobar
as Rivera
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Paloma Delaurentii
as Transvestite on Boat
Sarita Choudhury
as Josette
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Glenda Díaz Rigau
as Giovanna
Norman Max Maxwell
as Gate Guard
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Magaly Aguero
as Angel's Secretary
