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Podcast: Cinematography Podcast - Cam Noir
Episode: Flaminā Hot director Eva Longoria and cinematographer Federico Cantini
Description: Flamin' Hot is an entertaining biopic about Richard MontaƱez, a janitor at the Frito Lay chip factory who rose to become a marketing executive after (he claims) he came up with the idea for Flamin' Hot Cheetos. While MonteƱez may be exaggerating his role in the invention of Flamin' Hot, the movie is based on his real life experience as detailed in his book, āFlaminā Hot: The Incredible True Story of One Manās Rise from Janitor to Top Executive.ā Director Eva Longoria was drawn to telling MontaƱez's story for her first feature film debut. She wanted to t...