The Perez Family is an American feature film from 1995 , a romantic comedy film directed by Mira Nair .
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| Genre | romantic comedy |
| Producer | Mira Nair |
| Producer | Julia Chasman Robin Svaykord |
| Author script | Robin Svaykord Christine Bell (book) |
| In the main cast | Marisa Tomei Alfred Molina Claudine Beard |
| Operator | Stuart Dreiburg |
| Composer | Arturo Sandoval Alan Silvestri |
| Film company | Samuel goldwyn |
| Duration | 113 minutes |
| Budget | $ 11 million |
| A country |  USA |
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| Year | 1995 |
| IMDb | ID 0114113 |
The script for the film was written by Robin Svaykord based on the 1991 novel " The Perez Family " ( born The Perez Family , ISBN 0-06-097401-X ) by writer Christina Bell .
The film tells about a group of Cuban refugees who, in order to stay in the USA, have to become a single family.
The main roles in this film were played by Marisa Tomei , Alfred Molina , Angelica Houston , Chazz Palminteri and other famous artists. The film premiered on May 12, 1995 in the United States .
Story
- The slogan of the film: “The family became a stranger, and strangers became a family.”
Juan Perez owned a sugar cane plantation in Cuba . When the communists nationalized all private property , he burned his plantation so that no one would get it. For this he received a prison term of 20 years. In the United States, he left a family - Carmel's wife and daughter Teresa.
Time passes - his prison term ends, and together with a group of refugees he returns to the USA. But the wife and daughter, on whom he counted as a family, unexpectedly turn out to be strangers to him - they will not recognize him, and Juan has to look for a new family.
During his return to America, Juan met a woman, Dottie Perez, who used to be a prostitute. Juan and Dotti have the same surname - Perez, and in order to stay in the United States, they have to portray a husband and wife, and the immigration authorities actually consider them to be a real family.
Cast
- Marisa Tomei - Dorita Evita Perez
- Alfred Molina - Juan Raul Perez
- Angelica Houston - Carmela Perez
- Chazz Palminteri - Lieutenant John Pirelli
- Trini Alvarado - Teresa Perez
- Celia Cruz - Luz Pat
- Vincent Gallo - Orlando
Links
- The Perez Family on the Internet Movie Database
- The Perez Family on the Rotten Tomatoes website
- The Perez Family on allmovie
- The Perez Family on the Movie website. RU