Flamin' Hot Archives

When Linda Yvette Chávez heard about the inspiring story of former Frito Lay janitor and Flamin' Hot Cheetos creator Richard Montañez, it reminded her of her struggles and perseverance as a writer trying to break into Hollywood Branching off her success from her Netflix series Gentefied, actress and director Eva Longoria sought her out to[...]

Flamin' Hot is a new film directed by Eva Longoria starring Jesse Garcia, Annie Gonzales, Dennis Haysbert, Tony Shalhoub, Matt Walsh, and Emilio Rivera It tells the story of how Mexican immigrant and former Frito-Lay janitor Richard Montañez supposedly invented Flamin' Hot Cheetos Searchlight will have the film on Hulu and Disney+ starting June 9th[...]