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12/05/1995 Comedy, Drama, Romance 1h 53m
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On the way to finding a family, she found love.

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.

  1. Mira Nair

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Marisa Tomei

    Dottie Perez

  2. Alfred Molina

    Juan Raul Perez

  3. Anjelica Huston

    Carmela Perez

  4. Chazz Palminteri

    Officer Pirelli

  5. Trini Alvarado

    Teresa Perez

  6. Celia Cruz

    Luz Paz

  7. Diego Wallraff

    Angel Diaz

  8. Angela Lanza

    Flavia

  9. Ranjit Chowdhry

    Indian Immigration Official

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$11,000,000.00

Revenue
$2,832,826.00

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