Inside Look at Amazon's A Million Miles Away

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Here's your inside look at the Amazon Prime Video drama movie A Million Miles Away, directed by Alejandra Marquez.  A Million Miles Away Cast:  Michael Peña, Rosa Salazar, Bobby Soto, Sarayu Blue, Veronica Falcon, Julio Cesar Cadillo and Garret Dillahunt  Stream A Million Miles Away September 15, 2023 on Amazon Prime Video!

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00:00 What's your big goal?

00:02 I want to be an astronaut.

00:03 We have a liftoff.

00:05 This movie is a true story.

00:09 I play Jose who grew up in the fields

00:11 and for the better part of his childhood was a farmer.

00:14 And he had the dream from early on to be an astronaut.

00:18 Nothing will stop you.

00:20 Remember that.

00:21 It is about the journey of a migrant farm worker

00:25 who achieves something amazing.

00:27 We don't get to see much stories like this.

00:30 Maybe this is not his future, but it will always be his past.

00:34 Michael comes from an immigrant family

00:36 so he totally understands what it is to follow a dream.

00:39 I waited for almost 30 years, so...

00:41 Is it worth it?

00:43 Oh yeah.

00:44 You think you've done enough?

00:47 Maybe you need to try even harder.

00:49 My parents worked in the fields and it's a rough life.

00:53 And like Jose's parents, they had the discipline

00:56 to keep doing what they were doing

00:58 because their ultimate goal was for us to get a good education.

01:01 Things could be easier.

01:02 Hard work.

01:04 But nah.

01:05 I am a first generation Latin American woman.

01:08 My father walked to America from Peru.

01:11 That sort of tenacity is baked into your genetic code.

01:15 It's so much a part of why we're a strong people.

01:18 I've applied to the space program 12 times.

01:20 So you can turn me down again, but rest assured

01:22 I'll be standing here again in a year.

01:24 As a Chicano, as somebody that grew up in America, being brown,

01:27 hearing a story like that is very inspiring

01:29 because it tells you, literally, you can reach for the stars, you know?

01:32 Who better than a migrant?

01:34 Somebody that knows what it's like to dive into the unknown.

01:39 I'm very excited that the project's been shot in Mexico.

01:46 And... action!

01:48 We have some of the most talented Mexican people in production,

01:52 both in front of and behind the camera.

01:54 If we bring it here, it's gonna help the industry.

01:59 It's gonna bring authenticity

02:01 because the teams that are working on the film

02:04 will know what we're talking about.

02:06 And I want people to see how diverse Mexican culture is.

02:10 We grew up watching our people make sacrifices.

02:13 It's on us now.

02:15 Immigrants make it happen, not despite,

02:19 but because of where we came from.

02:21 If this could be an inspiration to anyone,

02:24 dreams can come true, you know?

02:25 I hope that more movies like this are made for Latin people

02:29 and for people to see that there's a lot of universal movies

02:32 that come from the Latin community.

02:34 I'm just so proud to be a part of this.

02:36 Five, four, three, two...

02:40 (MUSIC FADES OUT)

02:43 (MUSIC FADES OUT)

02:45 (dramatic music)

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