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Flamin’ Hot : Exclusive Interview Actor Jesse Garcia on Playing Richard Montañez

Synopsis : FLAMIN’ HOT is the inspiring true story of Richard Montañez (Jesse Garcia) who as a Frito Lay janitor disrupted the food industry by channeling his Mexican American heritage to turn Flamin’ Hot Cheetos from a snack into an iconic global pop culture phenomenon. Rating: PG-13 (Some Strong Language|Brief Drug Material) Genre: Comedy, Drama,…

Flamin’ Hot, A Flavoursome Rags To Riches Story

If you can dream it, you can do it. This is the feel good message of Flamin’ Hot, that marks Eva Longoria’s directorial debut and brings to the screen the story of a man who went from being a janitor to Director of Multicultural Marketing in a multinational company. Richard Montañez (Jesse Garcia), after a…

Flamin’ Hot | Official Trailer | Hulu : Starring Jesse Garcia, Annie Gonzales, Dennis Haysbert, Tony Shalhoub, Matt Walsh

Hulu has dropped a new trailer for “Flamin’ Hot,” an Eva Lonoria directed film about a former Frito-Lay janitor Richard Montañez(played by Jesse Garcia), a go-getting Mexican American who in real life claims he went from working as a janitor at Frito-Lay to inventing the one of the most successful Flamin’ Hot Cheetos snack products. Montañez’s story…

TV Review – ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Takes a Last Memorable Bow with a Strong Final Season

Placing a fictional character within the context of established history can be a challenging sell, especially when it’s necessary to wrap that story up in a neat and satisfying way. But, throughout its first four seasons, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel has always succeeded at infusing real-like figures like John F. Kennedy and Lenny Bruce (Luke…

SXSW Film Review: Eva Longoria Ignites Passionate Origin Story for Titular Cheetos Snack in Directorial Feature Debut ‘Flamin’ Hot’

Being able to channel their heritage and upbringing into the corporate workforce that has long shunned their values, beliefs and overall identities is a courageous journey for anyone who’s determined to be seen by society. That’s certainly true for successful Mexican-American businessman Richard Montañez, whose life is chronicled in the endearing new biographical comedy-drama, Flamin’…