Is ‘Flamin’ Hot’ a True Story?

It is almost certainly a fact that Richard Montañez did not invent Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. That revelation, which came to light as part of a 2021 Los Angeles Times investigation, arrived at a rather inconvenient time, considering a biopic based on Montañez’s inspirational 2013 memoir, “A Boy, a Burrito, and a Cookie: From Janitor to…

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