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.
Directed by Mira Nair
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Marisa Tomei
Dottie Perez
Alfred Molina
Juan Raul Perez
Anjelica Huston
Carmela Perez
Chazz Palminteri
Officer Pirelli
Trini Alvarado
Teresa Perez
Celia Cruz
Luz Paz
Diego Wallraff
Angel Diaz
Angela Lanza
Flavia
Ranjit Chowdhry
Indian Immigration Official
Ellen Cleghorne
Officer Rhoades
Jose Felipe Padron
Felipe Perez
Lázaro Pérez
Armando "Papi" Perez
Bill Sage
Steve Steverino
Vincent Gallo
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