A Million Miles Away Interview: Director Alejandra Márquez Abella on Entering Orbit

. The filmmaker discussed the process of adapting José Hernández’s story and working with child actors.

Well, I’d say for starters that I think the Hispanic community has that. We have a very strong sense of community. I truly believe that there are no successful people without an entire village behind them. So I, I think that was an important theme in the movie, starting with the partnership that he and Adela established from the beginning, and then the family, and then the whole community, and then a couple of countries standing behind these guys. Community was a big thing.

I was so impressed by Michael Peña in the movie. He’s probably best known to a lot of us for his more comedic performances, but he’s so great in this more dramatic role. What about him as an actor made you know that this was your José?

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