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.
Marisa Tomei
as Dorita Evita Perez
Alfred Molina
as Juan Raul Perez
Anjelica Huston
as Carmela Perez
Chazz Palminteri
as Lt. John Pirelli
Trini Alvarado
as Teresa Perez
Ruben Rabasa
as Father Martinez
Luis Raúl
as News Photographer
Vincent Gallo
as Orlando
Celia Cruz
as Luz Pat
Diego Wallraff
as Angel Diaz
Ellen Cleghorne
as Officer Rhoades
Angela Lanza
as Flavia
