The Perez Family
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Mira Nair
Marisa Tomei
Anjelica Huston
Alfred Molina
Chazz Palminteri
Trini Alvarado
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Dottie Perez, a flamboyant refugee from Castro's Cuba, longs to fulfill her dreams of rock 'n' roll and John Wayne. Juan Perez is a political prisoner seeking to be reunited with his wife Carmela after a 20-year separation. While en route to the US during the 1980 Mariel boat lift, fate intervenes when a clerical error mistakenly lists Dottie and Juan as married. All they have in common is the same last name and their respective versions of the American dream, but Dottie finds that they really must become a family in order to stay in America.
Director
Mira Nair
Cast
Marisa Tomei
Anjelica Huston
Alfred Molina
Chazz Palminteri
Trini Alvarado
Celia Cruz
Diego Wallraff
Angela Lanza
Vincent Gallo
Jose Padron
Ranjit Chowdhry
Lazaro Perez
Mel Gorham
Bill Sage
Crew
Fabio Arber
Christine Bell
Jellybean Benitez
Jose M Calleja
Jay Canistraci
Stephanie Carroll
Monica Castellanos
Eduardo Castro
Julia Chasman
Cydney Cornell
Stuart Dryburgh
Stuart Dryburgh
Laura Ekstrand
Bob Estrin
Robert Estrin
Mark Friedberg
Carol Green
Ken Hardy
Eric Heffron
Ellen Jacoby
Mark Lafata
Ilene S Landress
Henry Lopez
Michael Nozik
Lydia Pilcher
Arturo Sandoval
Jennifer Low Sauer
Alan Silvestri
Robin Swicord
Robin Swicord
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Spring May 12, 1995
Released in United States on Video October 17, 1995
Released in United States 1995
Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Los Angeles February 23 - March 3, 1995.
Completed shooting June 9, 1994.
Began shooting April 4, 1994.
Released in United States Spring May 12, 1995
Released in United States on Video October 17, 1995
Released in United States 1995 (Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Los Angeles February 23 - March 3, 1995.)
