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Summary
- “A Million Miles Away” is an inspiring biopic about José Hernández, a farmworker turned NASA astronaut, and his journey from a village in Mexico to space.
- The film showcases José’s tenacity and determination in overcoming challenges and achieving his childhood dream of becoming an astronaut.
- José’s story is a tribute to the loyalty and tenacity of his family, as well as anyone who dares to dream. The film releases on Prime Video on September 15th.
Prime Video has released a trailer and first look images for its upcoming A Million Miles Away, an inspiring biopic that tells the tale of José Hernández, a farmworker turned NASA astronaut. The film follows José, portrayed by Michael Peña, and his family of migrant farmworkers on a decades-long journey, all the way from a village in Michoacán, Mexico, to the fields of California’s San Joaquin Valley to José’s flight to more than 200 miles above Earth in the International Space Station.
José’s childhood dream of becoming an astronaut was seemingly impossible, but through José’s tenacity, determination and drive and the never faltering support of his family and teachers, he achieves what seems unachievable. The trailer shows that José’s journey is riddled with challenges, there’s rejection year after year. At one point, the engineer is thought to be a custodian, but José’s desire never wavers. As the trailer comes to a close, we’re given a satisfying glimps of José’s dream come true.
Peña, best known for his work on Crash, Battle: Los Angeles, Narcos: Mexico and Jack Ryan, leads the cast as José Hernández. A Million Miles Away also stars Rosa Salazar (Alita: Battle Angel), Veronica Falcon (Queen of the South), Garret Dillahunt (Fear the Walking Dead), and Sarayu Blue (To All the Boys). The film reunites Peña with his Narcos: Mexico castmates Julio Cesar Cadillo (Sicario) and Bobby Soto (Flamin’ Hot).
A Million Miles Away is written and directed by the critically-acclaimed Alejandra Márquez Abella, whose past credits include Northern Skies Over Empty Space and The Good Girls. The film does more than celebrate José’s achievement, and also serves as a tribute to the loyalty and tenacity of the Hernández family, as well as anyone who dares to dream. A Million Miles Away drops on Prime Video on September 15.
The Real José Hernández
Hernández was born in 1962 in California, but spent his childhood years split between the states and his family’s hometown in Michoacán, Mexico. As a child he worked with his family and other farmworkers throughout the California fields harvesting strawberries, cucumbers, cherries, tomatoes and grapes. Although a native of the United States, Hernández didn’t learn to speak English until he was 12 years old.
While in college, Hernández participated in an academic program that provided support to youth from educationally disadvantaged backgrounds to attain degrees in science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) fields. After earning his BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of the Pacific in 1984, he pursued higher education, and earned an MS in electrical and computer engineering from the University of California.
After years of rejection, Hernández was selected for NASA’s astronaut training in 2004. He worked a number of assignments, include serving as an aquanaut for an eleven-day mission in 2007, until his 2008 selection. On August 28, 2009, Hernández achieved his childhood dream, serving as a mission specialist on the STS-128. The journey concluded on September 11, 2009. After 12 years, Hernández left NASA. Today, he owns a 20 acre vineyard in California and bottles wine under the Tierra Luna Cellars label.
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