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.
Unfortunately the movie The Perez Family is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Writing | Robin Swicord | Screenplay |
| Directing | Mira Nair | Director |
| Art | Stephanie Carroll | Set Decoration |
| Editing | Robert Estrin | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eduardo Castro | Costume Design |
| Art | Kenneth Hardy | Art Direction |
| Production | Lydia Dean Pilcher | Producer |
| Directing | Betty Bennett | Script Supervisor |
| Writing | Christine Bell | Novel |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hallie D'Amore | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Greg Finton | Editor |
| Camera | Stuart Dryburgh | Director of Photography |
| Art | Mark Friedberg | Production Design |
| Sound | Alan Silvestri | Music |
| Production | Michael Nozik | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cydney Cornell | Hairstylist |
| Production | Kerry Barden | Casting |
| Production | Billy Hopkins | Casting |
| Production | Suzanne Smith Crowley | Casting |
| Sound | Arturo Sandoval | Original Music Composer |
