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The Perez Family
"On the way to finding a family, she found love."
1995 • 1h 53m • ★ 6.0 (40 votes) Released
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
Screenplay
Robin Swicord
Rating
6.0
Runtime
113 min
Budget
$11.0M
Revenue
$2.8M
Profit/Loss
-8.2M
Production
The Samuel Goldwyn CompanyTop Billed Cast
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Keywords
immigrationwoman directorpolitical prisonercuban refugees
