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