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.
Director:
Mira Nair
Writer:
Robin Swicord
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Marisa Tomei as Dottie Perez |
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Alfred Molina as Juan Raul Perez |
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Anjelica Huston as Carmela Perez |
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Chazz Palminteri as Officer Pirelli |
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Trini Alvarado as Teresa Perez |
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Celia Cruz as Luz Paz |
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Diego Wallraff as Angel Diaz |
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Angela Lanza as Flavia |
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Ranjit Chowdhry as Indian Immigration Official |
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Ellen Cleghorne as Officer Rhoades |
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Jose Felipe Padron as Felipe Perez |
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Lázaro Pérez as Armando "Papi" Perez |
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Bill Sage as Steve Steverino |
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Vincent Gallo as Orlando |
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Billy Hopkins as Father Aiden |
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Ruben Rabasa as Father Martinez |
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Melissa Anne Acosta as Isabel |
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Gustavo Laborie as Cuban Official |
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Roberto Escobar as Rivera |
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Paloma Delaurentii as Transvestite on Boat |
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Sarita Choudhury as Josette |
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Glenda Díaz Rigau as Giovanna |
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Norman Max Maxwell as Gate Guard |
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Magaly Aguero as Angel's Secretary |
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Marc Macaulay as Male Volunteer |
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Luis Raúl as News Photographer |
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Antoni Corone as Security |
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Jorge Luis Ramone as Cuban Prison Guard |
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Mira Nair as Woman Buying Flowers |
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Ana Carballosa as Woman of Many Faces |
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Melissa Hickey as Young Carmela |
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Sandor Juan as Vendor |
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Mel Gorham as Vilma / Raquel |
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Sheila Korsi as Cuban Refugee (uncredited) |
| Directing | Mira Nair | Director |
| Writing | Robin Swicord | Screenplay |
| Writing | Christine Bell | Novel |
| Production | Lydia Dean Pilcher | Producer |
| Production | Michael Nozik | Producer |
| Camera | Stuart Dryburgh | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Robert Estrin | Editor |
| Editing | Greg Finton | Editor |
| Production | Kerry Barden | Casting |
| Production | Billy Hopkins | Casting |
| Production | Suzanne Smith Crowley | Casting |
| Art | Mark Friedberg | Production Design |
| Art | Kenneth Hardy | Art Direction |
| Art | Stephanie Carroll | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eduardo Castro | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cydney Cornell | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hallie D'Amore | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Betty Bennett | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Arturo Sandoval | Musician |
| Sound | Alan Silvestri | Original Music Composer |
