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The Perez Family (film)
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| The Perez Family | |
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 Promotional movie poster for the film |
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| Directed by | Mira Nair |
| Produced by | Julia Chasman Robin Swicord |
| Written by | Robin Swicord |
| Starring | Marisa Tomei Alfred Molina Anjelica Huston Chazz Palminteri |
| Music by | Arturo Sandoval Alan Silvestri |
| Cinematography | Stuart Dryburgh |
| Editing by | Robert Estrin Greg Finton |
| Distributed by | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| Release date(s) |  May 12, 1995 September 15 April 17, 1996 August 23 |
| Running time | 113 min. |
| Country | U.S.A. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $11,000,000 (estimate) |
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The Perez Family is a 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 a group of unrelated people, who happened to share the last name "Perez", realized they could more easily stay in America if they pretended to be family. Set in 1980, Juan Raúl Perez (Alfred Molina) is a former aristocrat and newly released political prisoner, seeking to return to his wife, now in America, after 20 years. Dottie Perez (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.
Selective cast listing:
- Marisa Tomei - Dorita Evita Perez
- Alfred Molina - Juan Raúl Perez
- Anjelica Huston - Carmela Perez
- Chazz Palminteri - Lt. John Pirelli
- Trini Alvarado - Teresa Perez
- Celia Cruz - Luz Pat
- Ranjit Chowdhry - Indian immigration official
- Diego Wallraff - Angel Diaz
- Ellen Cleghorne - Officer Rhoades
- Angela Lanza - Flavia
- Jose Felipe Padron - Felipe Perez
- Lázaro Pérez - Armando 'Papi' Perez
- Bill Sage - Steve Steverino
- Vincent Gallo - Orlando
- Billy Hopkins - Father Aiden
- Ruben Rabasa - Father Martinez
- Melissa Anne Acosta - Isabel
Archival footage of Jimmy Carter and Fidel Castro also appeared in the film.
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| Directed films | Salaam Bombay! (1988) • Mississippi Masala (1991) • The Perez Family (1995) • Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996) • My Own Country (1998) • Monsoon Wedding (2001) • Hysterical Blindness (2002) • 11'9'01 September 11 (Section 'India') (2002) • Vanity Fair (2004) • The Namesake (2007) • Shantaram |
| Documentaries | Jama Masjid Street Journal (1979) • So Far from India (1982) • India Cabaret (1985) • Children of a Desired Sex (1987) • The Day the Mercedes Became a Hat (1993) • My Own Country (1998) • The Laughing Club of India (1999) |
| Productions | Still, the Children Are Here (2004) • Blood Brothers (2007) • Gangsta M.D. |
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