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May 12, 1995 · The Perez Family: Directed by Mira Nair. With Marisa Tomei, Alfred Molina, Anjelica Huston, Chazz Palminteri. In 1980, USA opens to Cuban refugees. Once in Miami, Dorita tries to create a Perez "family" of 3 to get a sponsor. She wants Juan to be her "husband" - plus a "son" or "dad".
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- Comedy, Romance, Drama
- Mira Nair
- 1995-05-12
The Perez Family is an American comedy film released in 1995 about a group of Cuban refugees in America who pretend to be a family. It stars Marisa Tomei, Alfred Molina, Anjelica Huston, Chazz Palminteri, and other well-known actors. It was based on the 1990 novel The Perez Family by Christine Bell.
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.
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The Perez Family - Full Cast & Crew. When a pair of Cuban immigrants are mistakenly identified as a married couple, they play along in order to hasten the process of becoming U.S. citizens.
May 12, 1995 · Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. Mira Nair 's "The Perez Family" opens with a Fellini-esque scene of elegantly dressed people promenading by a beach. Then the music turns sad as they begin to wade into the waves, and there's a cut to a Cuban prison.
