Fox Searchlight is set to produce the film “Flamin’ Hot,” which will tell the true story of Richard Montanez, the man who Flamin’ Hot Cheetos.
The film will follow Montanez, the son of an immigrant, who grew up as a migrant farm worker picking grapes in the fields of Southern California before becoming a janitor at Frito-Lay.
It was while working at the company that Montanez came up with the idea to create Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, changing the snack industry forever!