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The Perez Family (1995) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1995 · 113 mins · English
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- Starring
- Alfred Molina, Anjelica Huston, Marisa Tomei, Chazz Palminteri, Mira Nair, Sarita Choudhury
- Budget
- $11M
During the Mariel boat lift that sent Cuban refugees to the United States, an immigration clerk mistakenly records dissident Juan Raul Perez as married to Dorita Evita Perez. Both eager to emigrate, they pretend to be a couple and soon fall for each other, but Juan’s long‑absent wife, Carmela, returns, testing their love and hopes for a new life.
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