Movie

The Perez Family

★ 6.1/10 · 43 votes 1995 1h 53m Released

ComedyDramaRomance

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.

Cast

Marisa Tomei Dottie Perez Alfred Molina Juan Raul Perez Anjelica Huston Carmela Perez Chazz Palminteri Officer Pirelli Trini Alvarado Teresa Perez Celia Cruz Luz Paz