The Perez Family (1995)
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.
Directed by: Mira Nair
Top Billed Cast: Marisa Tomei, Alfred Molina, Anjelica Huston
Runtime: 113 minutes
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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
Diego Wallraff
Angel Diaz
Angela Lanza
Flavia
Ranjit Chowdhry
Indian Immigration Official
Ellen Cleghorne
Officer Rhoades
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Jose Felipe Padron
Felipe Perez
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Lázaro Pérez
Armando "Papi" Perez
Bill Sage
Steve Steverino
Vincent Gallo
Orlando
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Billy Hopkins
Father Aiden
Ruben Rabasa
Father Martinez
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Melissa Anne Acosta
Isabel
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Gustavo Laborie
Cuban Official
Roberto Escobar
Rivera
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Paloma Delaurentii
Transvestite on Boat
Sarita Choudhury
Josette
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Glenda Díaz Rigau
Giovanna
Norman Max Maxwell
Gate Guard
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Magaly Aguero
Angel's Secretary
Marc Macaulay
Male Volunteer
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Luis Raúl
News Photographer
Antoni Corone
Security
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Jorge Luis Ramone
Cuban Prison Guard
Mira Nair
Woman Buying Flowers
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Ana Carballosa
Woman of Many Faces
Melissa Hickey
Young Carmela
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Sandor Juan
Vendor
Mel Gorham
Vilma / Raquel
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Sheila Korsi
Cuban Refugee (uncredited)
