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The Perez Family

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

★ 6.2 (38 votes) | 1995 | 1h 53m
ComedyDramaRomance
Overview

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.

Details
  • Status Released
  • Release Date May 12, 1995
  • Budget $11,000,000
  • Revenue $2,832,826
  • Production The Samuel Goldwyn Company

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