José Moreno Hernández gets his amazing story retold in an upcoming biopic from Amazon Prime Video.
Amazon Prime Video has just unloaded new stills, a poster, and a trailer for director Alejandra Márquez Abella (Northern Skies Over Empty Space), A Million Miles Away, which will hit the streaming platform on September 15.
The film sees Michael Peña (CHiPs, Ant-Man and the Wasp) portraying real-life astronaut José Hernández, who overcame nearly insurmountable odds as a migrant farmworker.
Growing up, Hernández stated that he and his family spent half the year in La Piedad, Michoacán, Mexico and the other half in California, moving from town-to-town, harvesting crops in the fields. Because of this migratory lifestyle, Hernández stated that he didn't learn to speak English until he was 12.
Despite the odds being against him, he eventually persevered to accomplish his lifelong dream of becoming an astronaut.
A Million Miles Away also stars Rosa Salazar (Alita: Battle Angel), Veronica Falcon (Ozark), Garret Dillahunt (Fear the Walking Dead), Sarayu Blue (To All the Boys), Julio Cesar Cadillo (Sicario) and Bobby Soto (Flamin’ Hot).
Bettina Gilois, Hernan Jimenez, and Marquez Abella penned the script.
Inspired by the real-life story of NASA flight engineer José Hernández, A Million Miles Away follows him and his devoted family of proud migrant farm worker on a decades-long journey, from a rural village in Michoacán, Mexico, to the fields of the San Joaquin Valley, to more than 200 miles above the Earth in the International Space Station.
With the unwavering support of his hard-working parents, relatives, and teachers, José’s unrelenting drive & determination culminates in the opportunity to achieve his seemingly impossible goal. Acclaimed writer and director Alejandra Márquez Abella has created a dazzling tribute to the loyalty and tenacity of the entire Hernández family, as well as anyone who dares to dream.