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.
Cast
Marisa Tomei
Dorita Evita Perez
Alfred Molina
Juan Raul Perez
Anjelica Huston
Carmela Perez
Chazz Palminteri
Lt. John Pirelli
Trini Alvarado
Teresa Perez
Ruben Rabasa
Father Martinez
Luis Raúl
News Photographer
Vincent Gallo
Orlando
Celia Cruz
Luz Pat
Diego Wallraff
Angel Diaz
Ellen Cleghorne
Officer Rhoades
Angela Lanza
Flavia
Bill Sage
Steve Steverino
Billy Hopkins
Father Aiden
Gustavo Laborie
Cuban Official
Melissa Anne Acosta
Isabel
Roberto Escobar
Rivera
Sarita Choudhury
Josette
Glenda Díaz Rigau
Giovanna
Melissa Hickey
Young Carmela
Mira Nair
Woman buying Flowers
Antoni Corone
Security
Mel Gorham
Vilma / Raquel
Sheila Korsi
Cuban Refugee
Ranjit Chowdhry
Indian Immigration Official
Crew
Mira Nair
Director
Robin Swicord
Screenplay
Christine Bell
Novel
Robert Estrin
Editor
Greg Finton
Editor
Stuart Dryburgh
Director of Photography
Lydia Dean Pilcher
Producer
Michael Nozik
Producer
Mark Friedberg
Production Design
Kerry Barden
Casting
Billy Hopkins
Casting
Suzanne Smith Crowley
Casting
Eduardo Castro
Costume Design
Cydney Cornell
Hairstylist
Hallie D'Amore
Makeup Artist
Arturo Sandoval
Original Music Composer
Alan Silvestri
Music
Stephanie Carroll
Set Decoration
Betty Bennett
Script Supervisor
Kenneth Hardy
Art Direction
