The Perez Family
The book The Perez Family was made into the movie The Perez Family.
Book details for The Perez FamilyThe Perez Family was written by Christine Bell. The book was published in 1945 by Harpercollins. More information on the book is available on Amazon.com. |
Movie details for The Perez FamilyThe movie was released in 1995. The Perez Family was produced by MGM (Video & DVD). More information on the movie is available on Amazon.com and also IMDb. Actors on this movie include Anjelica Huston, Alfred Molina, Marisa Tomei, Melissa Anne Acosta, Trini Alvarado, Ranjit Chowdhry, Ellen Cleghorne, Celia Cruz, Roberto Escobar, Vincent Gallo, Billy Hopkins, Gustavo Laborie, Angela Lanza, Jose Felipe Padron, Chazz Palminteri, Lázaro Pérez, Ruben Rabasa, Bill Sage and Diego Wallraff. |
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Marisa Tomei releases her inner spitfire in The Perez Family. Dottie Perez (Tomei) comes to the U.S. from Cuba, along with a mixed lot of criminals, lunatics, and political prisoners--including Juan Perez (Alfred Molina), who hopes to be reunited with ... Read More
Marisa Tomei releases her inner spitfire in The Perez Family. Dottie Perez (Tomei) comes to the U.S. from Cuba, along with a mixed lot of criminals, lunatics, and political prisoners--including Juan Perez (Alfred Molina), who hopes to be reunited with his wife after 20 years. To work around the bureaucratic politics of the refugee camps, Dottie persuades Juan to pretend that they're married, and drafts a few other Perezes to create a family. Meanwhile, Juan's wife Carmella believes that Juan never arrived and is finally letting go of his memory, helped by the attentions of a Miami police detective (Chazz Palmintieri). Tomei's sexy passion sometimes spills over into silliness and the story unfolds erratically, but the examination of how love grows and how love fades is sincere and affecting. The actors are charismatic, the music's fantastic, and Tomei wears many skimpy outfits. Directed by Mira Nair (Monsoon Wedding). --Bret Fetzer