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Eva Longoria makes her feature film directorial debut in Flamin Hot, a breezy biopic about Richard Montanez, the man who invented the super spicy (and well known) flavor of Cheetos. This underdog story of a hardworking Mexican immigrant who found success despite all of the boxes society tried to put him in is one thats inspiring, satisfying, and universal.
As a teenager, Montanez (Jesse Garcia) was in and out of trouble. As he puts it, when society treats you like a criminal, you become one. He was on the fast track to a permanent life of crime until his wife Judy (Annie Gonzalez) became pregnant with their first son. Searching for a better life for his new family, Richard relied on his street smarts and entrepreneurial attitude to go ou...