The Perez Family
1995·Movie
·1h 53min·
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On the way to finding a family, she found love.
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.
Cuban Immigrant ExperienceMariel BoatliftFamily ReunionCultural IdentityRomantic EntanglementsPolitical UndertonesEmotional DramaHistorical Context
Actors
Crew
Directed by:
Mira Nair, Betty Bennett
Written by:
Robin Swicord, Christine Bell
Produced by:
Suzanne Smith Crowley, Billy Hopkins, Kerry Barden
Composed by:
Alan Silvestri, Arturo Sandoval
Sequels and Prequels
No sequels or prequels available