The Perez Family

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.

• Mira NairDirector
• Robin SwicordScreenplay
• Arturo SandovalOriginal Music Composer

• Marisa TomeiDorita Evita Perez
• Alfred MolinaJuan Raul Perez
• Anjelica HustonCarmela Perez
• Chazz PalminteriLt. John Pirelli
• Trini AlvaradoTeresa Perez
• Ruben RabasaFather Martinez
• Luis RaúlNews Photographer
• Vincent GalloOrlando
• Celia CruzLuz Pat
• Diego WallraffAngel Diaz
• Ellen CleghorneOfficer Rhoades
• Angela LanzaFlavia