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The Perez Family (1995)

The Perez Family (1995)

Drama Comedy Romance

On the way to finding a family, she found love.

Release Date: 1995, May 12
Directors: Mira Nair
Countries: United States of America
Production: The Samuel Goldwyn Company, The Samuel Goldwyn Company
Cast: Alfred Molina, Marisa Tomei, Vincent Gallo, Anjelica Huston, Antoni Corone, Sarita Choudhury, Bill Sage, Diego Wallraff, Chazz Palminteri, Ellen Cleghorne, Ruben Rabasa, Mel Gorham

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.

Keywords:

woman director cuban refugees immigration political prisoner