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The Perez Family (1995) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Mira Nair

Writing Credits (WGA)  

Christine Bell ... (novel)
 
Robin Swicord ... (screenplay)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

Marisa Tomei ... Dorita Evita Perez
Alfred Molina ... Juan Raul Perez
Anjelica Huston ... Carmela Perez
Chazz Palminteri ... Lt. John Pirelli
Trini Alvarado ... Teresa Perez
Celia Cruz ... Luz Pat
Ranjit Chowdhry ... Indian immigration official
Diego Wallraff ... Angel Diaz
Ellen Cleghorne ... Officer Rhoades
Angela Lanza ... Flavia
Jose Felipe Padron Jose Felipe Padron ... Felipe Perez
Lázaro Pérez Lázaro Pérez ... Armando 'Papi' Perez
Bill Sage ... Steve Steverino
Vincent Gallo ... Orlando
Billy Hopkins Billy Hopkins ... Father Aiden
Ruben Rabasa ... Father Martinez
Melissa Anne Acosta Melissa Anne Acosta ... Isabel
Gustavo Laborie Gustavo Laborie ... Cuban official
Roberto Escobar ... Rivera
Paloma Delaurentii Paloma Delaurentii ... Transvestite on boat
Sarita Choudhury ... Josette
Glenda Díaz Rigau Glenda Díaz Rigau ... Giovanna
Melissa Hickey ... Young Carmela (as a different name)
Norman Max Maxwell Norman Max Maxwell ... Gate guard
Óscar González Óscar González ... Old Guajiro #1
Florencio Santana Florencio Santana ... Old Guajiro #2
Magaly Aguero Magaly Aguero ... Angel's secretary
Marc Macaulay ... Male volunteer
Luis Raul Luis Raul ... News photographer
Antoni Corone ... Security
Jorge Luis Ramone Jorge Luis Ramone ... Cuban prison guard
Mira Nair ... Woman buying flowers
Ana Carballosa Ana Carballosa ... Woman of Many Faces
Bernard Fouquet Bernard Fouquet ... Customer #1
Salvador Levy Salvador Levy ... Customer #2
Sandor Juan Sandor Juan ... Vendor
Mel Gorham ... Vilma / Raquel
Luis Torres Luis Torres ... Guajiro drummer #1
Ángel González Ángel González ... Guajiro drummer #2
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Johnny Hasselbach Johnny Hasselbach ... Sailor
Abe Acay Abe Acay ... Child Refugee (uncredited)
Fabio M. Arber Fabio M. Arber ... Boat captain (uncredited)
Jeannie Belgrave ... Dance partner of Armando "Papi" Perez (uncredited)
Jimmy Carter ... Self (during Mariel exodus) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Fidel Castro ... Self (during Mariel exodus) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sheila Korsi ... Cuban Refugee (uncredited)
Marlene Marcos Marlene Marcos ... Refugee (uncredited)
Vivian Ruiz Vivian Ruiz ... Immigration Officer (uncredited)
Steve Warren ... Paramedic (uncredited)

Produced by 

Julia Chasman ... executive producer
Lydia Dean Pilcher ... producer
Michael Nozik ... producer
Dinaz Stafford ... associate producer
Robin Swicord ... executive producer

Music by 

Alan Silvestri

Cinematography by 

Stuart Dryburgh ... director of photography

Editing by 

Robert Estrin
Greg Finton

Casting By 

Kerry Barden
Suzanne Crowley
Billy Hopkins

Production Design by 

Mark Friedberg

Art Direction by 

Kenneth Hardy

Set Decoration by 

Stephanie Carroll

Costume Design by 

Eduardo Castro

Makeup Department 

Jay Cannistraci ... makeup artist
Caridad 'Cuqui' Collazo ... hair stylist
Cydney Cornell ... department head hair stylist
Hallie D'Amore ... key makeup artist
Joanne Gair ... makeup artist: Marisa Tomei
Susie Kim ... additional makeup artist
Sharon Kalb ... additional makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management 

Mary F. Jansen ... post-production supervisor
Elyse Katz ... production manager: Los Angeles
Ilene S. Landress ... unit production manager
Nannette Rosa-Collazo ... production manager: Puerto Rico
Camille Spaccavento ... post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Eric Heffron ... assistant director
Michael J. Moore ... assistant director
Dinaz Stafford ... location assistant director
Basti Van Der Woude ... assistant director

Art Department 

Robert Crowley ... set dresser
Michael Delgado ... set designer
Daniel Duarte ... scenic artist
Jose Duarte ... head scenic artist
William Forte ... scenic artist
Charles Guanci Jr. ... set dresser
James Harris ... general foreman
Mark 'Minke' Hendrickson ... set dresser
Richard E. Kruder ... set dresser
Michael Metzel ... construction coordinator
Pablo Miranda ... scenic artist
Geri Lynn Peterson ... assistant property master
Philip Schneider ... property master
Valarie Wise ... lead man

Sound Department 

Michael Barry ... re-recording mixer
Nancy Cabrera ... foley artist
Laura Civiello ... dialogue editor
Eugene Gearty ... sound effects editor
Robert Hein ... dialogue editor
Tim Song Jones ... sound transferer
Frank Kern ... foley editor
Skip Lievsay ... re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor
Marissa Littlefield ... adr editor
Henri Lopez ... sound (as Henry Lopez)
Eliza Paley ... foley editor
Bruce Pross ... foley supervisor
Fred Rosenberg ... dialogue editor
Ted Stein ... sound recording engineer
Rod Taylor ... sound mixing engineer
Brian Vancho ... foley artist
Steven Visscher ... foley editor
Nicholas Renbeck ... apprentice sound editor (uncredited)

Stunts 

John Zimmerman ... stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department 

Robert M. Andres ... key grip
Jack English ... electrician / gaffer
Megan Forste ... second assistant camera
Raúl Rosado Maldonado ... best boy grip: puerto rico (as Raúl Rosado)
Frank Miller ... camera operator
William Papp ... steadicam operator
Angel Pastrana ... grip
Jon Tilton ... best boy electric

Casting Department 

Jose Manuel Calleja Jr. ... casting: Miami (as Jose Calleja)
Ellen Jacoby ... casting: Miami
Jennifer Low Sauer ... casting associate
Dinaz Stafford ... location casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Suzanne Krim ... costumer
Austin Myers ... assistant costume designer
Linda Peirce ... wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department 

Kip Brown ... assistant editor
Laurie Butler ... first assistant editor
Matvey Shatz ... color timer
Boyd Steer ... negative cutter
Bob Wenokur ... studio post-production representative

Location Management 

Fabio M. Arber ... location manager
Luis R. Estrella-Rivera ... assistant location manager
Enelda Núñez ... location manager: Puerto Rico
Luz Eneida Núñez ... location manager

Music Department 

Bill Abbott ... supervising music editor
Jellybean Benítez ... music supervisor
Kenneth Karman ... supervising music editor
William Ross ... orchestrator
Arturo Sandoval ... composer: traditional music
Dennis S. Sands ... score mixer
Alan Silvestri ... conductor / music producer
Curt Sobel ... music consultant
Carl C. Valldejuli ... music coordinator
Tom Brown ... music preparation (uncredited)
Sandy De Crescent ... orchestra contractor (uncredited)
Will Edwards ... music consultant (uncredited)
Jim Hoffman ... music preparation (uncredited)
Steven L. Smith ... music preparation (uncredited)
Sebastian Toettcher ... musician: cello (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department 

Betty Bennett ... script supervisor
Ira Hurvitz ... script supervisor: reshoots

Transportation Department 

Jon Bergholz ... driver (uncredited)
K.C. Colebrooke ... driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew 

Josué D. Aguilar ... key production assistant (as Josue Aguilar)
Justin Escher Alpert ... production assistant
Ricou Browning Jr. ... assistant marine coordinator
Ana Carballosa ... cultural advisor
Monica Castellanos ... assistant: Mira Nair
Laureen Clarke ... assistant production office coordinator
Deepti Datt ... production assistant
Amy Eldridge ... first assistant accountant
Wayne Fitzgerald ... title designer
Julia Gilbert ... production controller
Carol Green ... unit publicist
Mark Lafata ... production coordinator
Patrick Lynn ... production coordinator: Los Angeles
Patrick Lynn ... production coordinator: Los Angeles
José Maldonado ... helicopter pilot
Lilene Mansell ... dialect coach
Michael J. McCarthy ... key craft service
Marc Mercury ... marine coordinator
Trish Minnich ... production secretary
Ines Mongil-Echandi ... production office co-coordinator
Roberto 'Tito' Otera ... production coordinator: Puerto Rico
Billy Pittard ... title designer (as Pittard Sullivan Fitzgerald)
Manuel Shah ... production assistant
Shari Sontag ... assistant accountant
Alison Troy ... set production assistant
Nadia Venesse ... dialect coach: Angelica Huston
Enrique 'Kike' Rosario ... production assistant (uncredited)
Richard Samuels ... intern production assistant (uncredited)

See also

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