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A Million Miles Away is a 2023 American biographical drama film detailing the life of José M. Hernández, a Mexican-American astronaut, who is played by Michael Peña.It was directed by Alejandra Marquez Abella from a screenplay written by Bettina Gilois and re-written by Hernán Jiménez and Abella, based on Hernandez's autobiography Reaching for the Stars.
NASA Latino astronaut José M. Hernández' life from a migrant farmworker to going to space is the topic of Prime Video’s “A Million Miles Away” with Michael Peña.
Michael Peña stars as José M. Hernández, the first migrant worker to go to space, in the Prime Video biopic 'A Million Miles Away.' Review: A real-life migrant worker's goal to become an ...
Hernández was born in French Camp, California, [7] but calls Stockton, California, his hometown.His family is originally from La Piedad, Michoacán, Mexico. [8] [9] In an August 25, 2009 conversation with President Felipe Calderón of Mexico, Hernández stated that as a child, he lived half the year in La Piedad and half in the United States. [9]
First Puerto Rican astronaut STS-119 (March 15, 2009) Soyuz TMA-04M (May 15, 2012) [2] Soyuz MS-06 (September 12, 2017) 12 José M. Hernández August 7, 1962 United States ( Mexico) First migrant farm worker in space. STS-128 (August 28, 2009) 13 Serena M. Auñón April 9, 1976 United States ( Cuba) Soyuz MS-09 (June 6, 2018) 14 Francisco Rubio
Yes, the film is based on Hernández’s autobiography, “Reaching for the Stars: The Inspiring Story of a Migrant Farmworker Turned Astronaut,” released in 2012.
Actor Michael Peña portrays astronaut José Hernández in “A Million Miles Away,” which tells the story of a boy who grew up as a migrant worker but kept his eyes trained on the stars.
Valdez brought together farm workers and students to form El Teatro Campesino, a farm worker's theater troupe. [4] El Teatro was known for touring migrant camps with their actos, one-act plays, which were usually around fifteen minutes long. The plays were used to educate and inform not only the farm workers, but also the public.