2023 · drama · history
Flamin' Hot
Directed by Eva Longoria1h 39m2023
The inspiring true story of Richard Montañez, the Frito Lay janitor who channeled his Mexican American heritage and upbringing to turn the iconic Flamin' Hot Cheetos into a snack that disrupted the food industry and became a global pop culture phenomenon.
Our read: Flamin' Hot (2023) reads as a sombre, steady, grounded drama · history entry — measured in intensity, epic-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Sombre, steady, measured drama / history, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, epic, measured.
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