Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6/10
Rotten Tomatoes60%
43 audience votes
Key crew
- Robin SwicordScreenplay
- Mira NairDirector
- Alan SilvestriOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Marisa TomeiDottie Perez
- Alfred MolinaJuan Raul Perez
- Anjelica HustonCarmela Perez
- Chazz PalminteriOfficer Pirelli
- Trini AlvaradoTeresa Perez
- Celia CruzLuz Paz
- Diego WallraffAngel Diaz
- Angela LanzaFlavia
- Ranjit ChowdhryIndian Immigration Official
- Ellen CleghorneOfficer Rhoades
- Jose Felipe PadronFelipe Perez
- Lázaro PérezArmando "Papi" Perez
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Themes
immigrationwoman directorpolitical prisonercuban refugees
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