‘A Million Miles Away’ Provides Rosa Salazar, Bobby Soto, Julio Cesar Cedillo, Extra – Deadline

EXCLUSIVE: Rosa Salazar (Alita: Battle Angel), Bobby Soto (Narcos: Mexico), Julio Cesar Cedillo (Narcos: Mexico), Veronica Falcón (Ozark), Sarayu Blue (I Really feel Dangerous) and Eric Johnson (Fifty Shades franchise) are among the many latest additions to Prime Video’s Michael Peña starrer A Million Miles Away, which has entered manufacturing in Mexico Metropolis. Others rounding out the ensemble of the Alejandra Márquez Abella-helmed movie embody Jordan Dean (Harry & Meghan: Escaping the Palace), Ashley Ciarra (Chupa), Michelle Krusiec (Hollywood), Emma Fassler (Restoration Highway), Michael Adler (Tremendous Pumped), Carlos S. Sanchez (Chicago Hearth) and Isaac Arellanes (Ghostwriter).

A Million Miles Away is predicated on the inspiring true story of Jose Hernandez, who defied insurmountable odds to grow to be the primary migrant farmworker to journey to area. From six years outdated, he toiled within the fields between Michoacán and Stockton, California —dreaming of touring the evening skies on a rocket ship. By way of his household’s help and his unrelenting willpower, pushing via 11 rejections from NASA, Jose’s story is a story of perseverance, neighborhood and sacrifice to perform an not possible dream.

Abella is directing from the script she wrote alongside Hernàn Jiménez and Bettina Gilois. Choose Movies’ Mark Ciardi and Campbell McInnes are producing, with Rick Telles, Benito Martinez and Kyle Convissar serving as exec producers on the Amazon Authentic Film, which is able to finally stream on Prime Video in additional than 240 international locations and territories worldwide.

Salazar stars in Prime Video’s animated collection Undone, and has additionally been a part of such collection as Large Mouth, Model New Cherry Taste, B Optimistic, Man Searching for Lady, Parenthood and American Horror Story, amongst others. She not too long ago appeared in Dean Fleischer-Camp’s live-action-animated hybrid Marcel the Shell with Sneakers On for A24, and has additionally been seen in a number of Maze Runner movies, in addition to such titles as Pink Skies Forward, Alita: Battle Angel, Hen Field, The Kindergarten Trainer and The Divergent Sequence: Rebel. The actress will subsequent be seen within the Hulu collection Wedding ceremony Sequence, launching in September.

Soto has been seen on collection like Narcos: Mexico, and in such movies as The Tax Collector, The Quarry and A Higher Life. He’ll subsequent be seen in Chase Joliet’s drama Grapefruit, in addition to Eva Longoria’s Flamin’ Sizzling for Searchlight and Michael Lozano’s Bridge to Someplace.

Cedillo is probably greatest identified for activates such collection as Coyote, Narcos: Mexico and Queen of the South. Notable movie credit embody The More durable They Fall, Sicario, Frontera, Cowboys & Aliens, The Mist and Bordertown. The actor will subsequent be seen in Jonás Cuarón’s characteristic Chupa, in addition to Adrian Grunberg’s thriller The Black Demon, Lance Larson’s action-thriller Deadland and Mark Lambert Bristol’s dramedy Chocolate Lizards.

Falcón has beforehand appeared on collection together with Perry Mason, Ozark, Why Girls Kill and Queen of the South, amongst many others. Notable movie credit embody The Starling, Jungle Cruise, The Eternally Purge and Voyagers. The actress will subsequent be seen in Aitch Alberto’s movie Aristotle and Dante Uncover the Secrets and techniques of the Universe, based mostly on the e-book by Benjamin Alire Sáenz.

Blue has appeared in two of the three movies in Netflix’s To All of the Boys franchise, in addition to such titles as Happiest Season and Blockers. The actress has additionally been seen on such collection as By no means Have I Ever, The Shrink Subsequent Door, The Unicorn and I Really feel Dangerous, amongst many others. She’ll subsequent be seen within the CBS TV film Underneath the Bridge and the Amazon collection Expats.

Johnson performs Sheriff Beasley in HBO Max’s Fairly Little Liars: Authentic Sin and has additionally appeared on exhibits like American Gods, Vikings, Condor, Smallville and The Knick. Notable movie credit embody Fifty Shades Darker, Fifty Shades Freed, and Paul Feig’s A Easy Favor with Anna Kendrick, Blake Vigorous and Henry Golding. Up subsequent for the actor is the comedy Rehab from writer-director Andrew Genaille, which is presently in post-production.

Salazar is repped by UTA and Jackoway Austen Tyerman; Soto by CAA, Nameless Content material and Goodman, Genow, Schenkman; Cedillo by The Mary Collins Company (TX) and Spellbound Leisure; Falcón by APA and Lasher Group; Blue by CAA, Mosaic and Goodman, Genow, Schenkman; Johnson by Canada’s GGA and Nameless Content material; Dean by Buchwald and Untitled Leisure; Ciarra by Zuri Company and Hyperlink Leisure; Krusiec by Gersh and Thruline Leisure; Fassler by Leisure Lab; Adler by Summary Expertise Company and Judy O Productions; Sanchez by CESD and The Kim Dawson Company (TX); and Arellanes by Media Artists Group and Hines and Hunt Leisure.