The Perez Family

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Directed by

Mira Nair

Writing Credits

Christine Bell
(novel)
Robin Swicord
(screenplay)

Cast

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
Felipe Perez
Lázaro Pérez
Armando 'Papi' Perez
Bill Sage
Steve Steverino
Vincent Gallo
Orlando
Billy Hopkins
Father Aiden
Ruben Rabasa
Father Martinez
Melissa Anne Acosta
Isabel
Gustavo Laborie
Cuban official
Roberto Escobar
Rivera
Paloma Delaurentii
Transvestite on boat
Sarita Choudhury
Josette
Glenda Díaz Rigau
Giovanna
Melissa Hickey
Young Carmela
Norman Max Maxwell
Gate guard
Óscar González
Old Guajiro #1
Florencio Santana
Old Guajiro #2
Magaly Aguero
Angel's secretary
Marc Macaulay
Male volunteer
Luis Raul
News photographer
Antoni Corone
Security
Jorge Luis Ramone
Cuban prison guard
Mira Nair
Woman buying flowers
Ana Carballosa
Woman of Many Faces
Bernard Fouquet
Customer #1
Salvador Levy
Customer #2
Sandor Juan
Vendor
Mel Gorham
Vilma / Raquel
Luis Torres
Guajiro drummer #1
Ángel González
Guajiro drummer #2
Johnny Hasselbach
Sailor
Abe Acay
Child Refugee
Fabio M. Arber
Boat captain
Jeannie Belgrave
Dance partner of Armando "Papi" Perez
Jimmy Carter
Self (during Mariel exodus)
Fidel Castro
Self (during Mariel exodus)
Sheila Korsi
Cuban Refugee
Marlene Marcos
Refugee
Vivian Ruiz
Immigration Officer
Steve Warren
Paramedic

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
Billy Hopkins
Suzanne Smith Crowley

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
Migel Delgado
set designer (credit only)
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)
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