The Perez Family
6.2 /10 1 Votes
Initial DVD release April 1, 2003 Country United States | 6/10 IMDb Genre Comedy, Romance, Drama Duration Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date May 12, 1995 (1995-05-12) (U.S.)August 23, 1995 (1995-08-23) (UK) Based on The Perez Family by Christine Bell Cast (Dorita Evita Perez), (Juan Raul Perez), (Carmela Perez), (Lt. John Pirelli), (Teresa Perez), Ruben Rabasa (Father Martinez)Similar movies The Last Witch Hunter , Pitch Perfect 2 , Jupiter Ascending , The Avengers , Captain America: The First Avenger , Fish Tank Tagline On the way to finding a family, she found love. |
Marisa tomei puts on stockings in the perez family sd
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 stars 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.
Contents
- Marisa tomei puts on stockings in the perez family sd
- The perez family trailer
- Cast
- Reception
- Discography
- References

The premise 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.

The perez family trailer
Cast

Selective cast listing:


Archival footage of Jimmy Carter and Fidel Castro also appeared in the film.
Reception

The Perez Family received mixed reviews from critics, as it holds a 63% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 16 reviews.
Discography
The CD soundtrack composed by Alan Silvestri is available on Music Box Records, paired with his score for Clean Slate.

References
The Perez Family WikipediaThe Perez Family IMDb The Perez Family themoviedb.org