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The Perez Family

Where:

Florida

When:

The 1980s

On the way to finding a family, she found love. — 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.

Released in 1995 — 113 minutes

Genres:

Comedy Drama Romance

Language:

English