Two films featuring Hernández premiered in 2015 , including '' Hilda '' and '' Mexican Gangster : La Leyenda del Charro Misterioso '' , and the actor was nominated for a Diosa de Plata for Best Supporting Actor for the latter film . The same year , Hernández joined filmmaker Gabriel Ripstein on his directorial debut with '' 600 Millas '' , produced by Ripstein and Mexican director Michel Franco . The screenplay , by Ripstein and Issa López , was inspired by the ATF gunwalking scandal . In the film , weapons smuggler Arnulfo Rubio ( Kristyan Ferrer ) works for a Mexican cartel led by his uncle Martín ( Hernández ) . ATF agent Hank Harris ( Tim Roth ) , who tries to arrest him , is kidnapped by Rubio to bring to his bosses ; during the drive , they became friends . '' 600 Millas '' premiered in the Panorama Section of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival , opened in 150 screens in Mexico on December 4 , 2015 , and was selected to represent the country at the 88th Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category . Coincidentally , '' La Tirisia '' , Hernández 's previous film , was selected to represent the country for the Goya Award for Best Spanish Language Foreign Film in Spain . In 2016 , '' 600 Miles '' received 13 nominations for the 58th Ariel Awards , and Hernández won his second consecutive award for Best Supporting Actor
88th Academy Awards
88th Academy Awards
Noé Hernández (actor)