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.
| Writing | Robin Swicord | Screenplay |
| Directing | Mira Nair | Director |
| Art | Mark Friedberg | Production Design |
| Directing | Betty Bennett | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Stephanie Carroll | Set Decoration |
| Production | Kerry Barden | Casting |
| Editing | Robert Estrin | Editor |
| Editing | Greg Finton | Editor |
| Production | Michael Nozik | Producer |
| Camera | Stuart Dryburgh | Director of Photography |
| Production | Billy Hopkins | Casting |
| Production | Suzanne Smith Crowley | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eduardo Castro | Costume Design |
| Writing | Christine Bell | Novel |
| Art | Kenneth Hardy | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hallie D'Amore | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Alan Silvestri | Music |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cydney Cornell | Hairstylist |
| Production | Lydia Dean Pilcher | Producer |
| Sound | Arturo Sandoval | Original Music Composer |
