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The Perez Family is a american film of genre Drama directed by Mira Nair released in USA on 12 may 1995 with Marisa Tomei
The Perez Family (1995)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 12 may 1995
Length 1h53
Directed by Mira Nair
OriginUSA
Themes Films about immigration
Rating60%
The Perez Family is an American comedy film released in 1995 about a group of Cuban refugees in America who pretend to be a family. It starred Marisa Tomei, Alfred Molina, Anjelica Huston, Chazz Palminteri, and other well-known actors. It was based on the 1991 novel The Perez Family (ISBN 0-06-097401-X) by Christine Bell. The film was directed by Mira Nair.
The premise of the film was that a group of unrelated people, who happened to share the last name "Pérez", realized they could more easily stay in America if they pretended to be family. Set in 1980 during the Mariel boatlift, the movie shows Juan Raúl Pérez (Alfred Molina), a former aristocrat and newly released political prisoner, seeking to return to his wife, now in America, after 20 years. Dottie Pérez (Marisa Tomei) is a former prostitute, who Juan meets. U.S. Immigration officials assume the two are married, because of the common last name. The potential for a real romantic relationship between the couple sets the basis for much of the rest of the film.
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Après avoir passé deux ans en prison à Cuba, Juan Perez débarque à Miami pour rejoindre sa famille. Une erreur d'enregistrement le fait passer pour le mari de Dottie Perez, une ancienne prostituée, et tous deux sont jetés dans un camp de réfugiés. Juan use alors de toutes ses ruses pour pouvoir s'évader et retrouver sa famille...Actors
Marisa Tomei
(Dorita Evita Perez)
Alfred Molina
(Juan Raul Perez)
Anjelica Huston
(Carmela Perez)
Chazz Palminteri
(Lt. John Pirelli)
Vincent Gallo
(Orlando)
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