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The Perez Family

The Perez Family

1995 · Comedy · movie

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.

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cast

Marisa Tomei

Marisa Tomei

Dottie Perez

Alfred Molina

Alfred Molina

Juan Raul Perez

Anjelica Huston

Anjelica Huston

Carmela Perez

Chazz Palminteri

Chazz Palminteri

Officer Pirelli

Trini Alvarado

Trini Alvarado

Teresa Perez

Celia Cruz

Celia Cruz

Luz Paz

Diego Wallraff

Diego Wallraff

Angel Diaz

Angela Lanza

Angela Lanza

Flavia

Ranjit Chowdhry

Ranjit Chowdhry

Indian Immigration Official

Ellen Cleghorne

Ellen Cleghorne

Officer Rhoades

Jose Felipe Padron

Felipe Perez

Lázaro Pérez

Armando "Papi" Perez

director

Mira Nair

where to watch

Amazon Prime Video
YouTube TV
ScreenPix Apple TV Channel
Amazon Prime Video with Ads
ScreenPix Amazon Channel

trailers

information

genres

Comedy, Drama, Romance

budget

$11M

revenue

$2.8M