
The Perez Family
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.
Release Date: 1995-05-12
Comedy
Drama
Romance
★★★★★★★★★★ (36 votes)
Casts

Marisa Tomei
as Dorita Evita Perez

Alfred Molina
as Juan Raul Perez

Anjelica Huston
as Carmela Perez

Chazz Palminteri
as Lt. John Pirelli

Trini Alvarado
as Teresa Perez

Ruben Rabasa
as Father Martinez

Luis Raúl
as News Photographer

Vincent Gallo
as Orlando

Celia Cruz
as Luz Pat

Diego Wallraff
as Angel Diaz