The Perez Family (1995)
On the way to finding a family, she found love.
1995 · R · 1h 53m · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
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.
Director: Mira Nair
Writers: Robin Swicord, Christine Bell
Music by: Alan Silvestri
Cinematography: Stuart Dryburgh
Editor: Robert Estrin, Greg Finton
Box office: $3M · Budget: $11M
Cast
Marisa Tomei as Dottie PerezAlfred Molina as Juan Raul PerezAnjelica Huston as Carmela PerezChazz Palminteri as Officer PirelliTrini Alvarado as Teresa PerezCelia Cruz as Luz PazDiego Wallraff as Angel DiazAngela Lanza as FlaviaRanjit Chowdhry as Indian Immigration OfficialEllen Cleghorne as Officer RhoadesJose Felipe Padron as Felipe PerezLázaro Pérez as Armando "Papi" PerezMore like this
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