The Perez Family

"On the way to finding a family, she found love."

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.

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Release Date

May 12, 1995

Status

Released

Original Title

The Perez Family

Runtime

1h 53min

Budget

$11,000,000

Revenue

$2,832,826

Language

English

Production Companies

The Samuel Goldwyn Company