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Alejandra Márquez Abella was born on 30 April 1982 in San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico. She is a writer and director, known for Northern Skies Over Empty Space (2022), The Good Girls (2018) and Semana Santa (2015).
A Million Miles Away tells the incredible true story of José Moreno Hernández's journey from a migrant farmer to NASA engineer and astronaut. Director Alejandra Márquez Abella was drawn to José's story for its inspirational and motivational qualities, making it a privilege to work on the film.
Alejandra Márquez Abella dove right in to adapt astronaut José Hernández’s compelling real-life journey for the screen.
Director Alejandra Márquez Abella on telling the story of José Hernández, a migrant farmworker who became a NASA astronaut.
The true story of Mexican American astronaut is getting the feature treatment from Netflix and filmmaker Alejandra Márquez Abella. Abella is in final negotiations to direct A Million Miles Away,...
An alumnus of the Film Studies Center of Catalonia, Spain, Alejandra Marquez Abella made an assured debut on the world stage with her 2015 first feature, “Semana Santa,” selected for Toronto.
From director Alejandra Márquez Abella, the inspirational real-life story A Million Miles Away follows the journey José Hernandez ( Michael Peña) took from migrant farm worker to NASA flight...
