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The Perez Family

Mira Nair

1995 • 1h 53m

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 ...

The Perez Family

The Perez Family Trailer

Cast

Marisa Tomei

Marisa TomeiDottie Perez

Alfred Molina

Alfred MolinaJuan Raul Perez

Anjelica Huston

Anjelica HustonCarmela Perez

Chazz Palminteri

Chazz PalminteriOfficer Pirelli

Trini Alvarado

Trini AlvaradoTeresa Perez

Celia Cruz

Celia CruzLuz Paz

Diego Wallraff

Diego WallraffAngel Diaz

Angela Lanza

Angela LanzaFlavia

Ranjit Chowdhry

Ranjit ChowdhryIndian Immigration Official

Ellen Cleghorne

Ellen CleghorneOfficer Rhoades

Jose Felipe PadronFelipe Perez

Lázaro PérezArmando "Papi" Perez

Bill Sage

Bill SageSteve Steverino

Vincent Gallo

Vincent GalloOrlando

Billy HopkinsFather Aiden

Crew

Robin Swicord

Robin SwicordScreenplay

Mira Nair

Mira NairDirector

Mark Friedberg

Mark FriedbergProduction Design

Stuart Dryburgh

Stuart DryburghDirector of Photography

Suzanne Smith Crowley

Suzanne Smith CrowleyCasting

Arturo Sandoval

Arturo SandovalMusician

Alan Silvestri

Alan SilvestriOriginal Music Composer

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