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Becky G has taken to the stage at the 2024 Oscars to perform ‘The Fire Inside’. Check out footage of the moment below.The Mexican-American singer and songwriter took to the stage at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood last night (March 10) to perform a rendition of the song, which is taken from the soundtrack to Flamin’ Hot.Penned by the renowned songwriter Diane Warren, the rendition saw the singer celebrate her home and heritage, singing in front of CGI flames and alongside an all-girl choir.On the night, ‘The Fire Inside’ was nominated for the Best Original Song alongside American Symphony’s ‘It Never Went Away’, Killers of the Flower Moon’s ‘Wahzhazhe’, and Barbie’s ‘I’m Just Ken’.

Becky G took the Oscars stage to perform “The Fire Inside” from the Eva Longoria-directed film Flamin’ Hot.

Becky G recently expressed her excitement and gratitude upon hearing the news of her song “The Fire Inside,” featured in Eva Longoria’s film Flamin‘ Hot, receiving an Oscar nomination for Best Original Song. Becky G, whose real name is Rebbecca Marie Gomez, recorded the track that Diane Warren wrote.

Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series spotlighting the year’s most talked-about scripts continues with Flamin’ Hot, the script from Lewis Colick and Gentefied creator Linda Yvette Chávez that became Eva Longoria‘s feature directorial debut.

Jaden Thompson Hollywood veteran Edward James Olmos once offered a piece of sage advice to Eva Longoria in the 1990s when she was an extra on the set of “Selena” in her hometown of Corpus Christie, Texas. “Move to LA,” he told the young actress. More 20 years later, Olmos presented Longoria’s feature directorial debut “Flamin’ Hot” with the award for Best Feature Film at the 38th annual Imagen Awards, which celebrate the wide ranging talents of Hollywood’s Latino community.

The 38th annual Imagen Awards celebrated Latino excellence and it was a flamin’ night for Eva Longoria who took the trophy for her feature-length directorial debut.

BreAnna Bell After focusing her lens on Flamin’ Hot Cheetos creator Richard Montañez in her latest film “Flamin’ Hot,” Eva Longoria explains how she set out to redefine what it means to be one of Hollywood’s “hardworking heroes” by shining a light on several heroes including her “mentor” Dolores Huerta. Longoria’s comments came during her Wednesday night speech, as she was honored as one of Time Magazine’s inaugural class of Latino Leaders.

Diane Warren has written hit songs for the soundtracks to movies from Mannequin to Armageddon. She has three original songs in 2023 movies, but her song for Flamin’ Hot is especially personal. Warren said she wrote “The Fire Inside” because she related to the movie’s subject.

Eva Longoria made her film directorial debut this year with Flamin’ Hot. The award-winning film is celebrated with Chicano culture in what she’s called a ‘love letter’ to the Mexican-American community.

**Editor’s Note: This episode of Scene 2 Seen was taped before the July 14th start of the actor’s strike.

Eva Longoria couldn’t contain her emotions while listening to U.S. President Joe Biden’s remarks during a screening of the film Flamin’ Hot on the South Lawn of the White House on June 15, 2023, in Washington, DC.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor Eva Longoria jokes that she’s taking an extended vacation to get some rest after her whirlwind promotion of “Flamin’ Hot,” her feature film directorial debut. “I am going to sleep for about three months,” Longoria told me Thursday morning. “When I come up for air, I hopefully will know what I’m doing next.” Joking aside, she said, “I will tell you it’s been very difficult. I’ve been sent many scripts already. I’ve been reading so much, but there’s nothing so far that has sparked in me the intense passion that I had for telling this particular story. “I was asking my agent, ‘Do I have to feel this way about every story I want to direct? Because I haven’t felt it yet,'” Longoria continued. “He said that should be the bar.”

Eva Longoria is heading to the White House, where her new movie “Flamin’ Hot” will be screened for an audience including President Joe Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden.

Flamin’ Hot, a recently released Hulu and Disney+ movie and the directorial debut of Eva Longoria, is the latest project to get a special screening at the White House.

Eva Longoria is thrilled to present her new film ‘Flamin’ Hot’ at the White House on Thursday. After making her directorial debut, the 48-year-old star will be honored with a special screening for Latino leaders and community members, hosted by Joe and Jill Biden.The actress is sharing her excitement to attend, as she will also be joined by cast members.

Eva Longoria’s directorial debut with “Flamin‘ Hot” has been a success! The actress, director, and businesswoman premiered the movie at the 2023 Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF).The much anticipated and discussed premiere tells the inspiring true story of Richard Montañez, who, as a Frito Lay janitor, disrupted the food industry by creating people’s favorite Flamin‘ Hot Cheetos.During the special event, Longoria wore a massive flame-shaped ring that caught everyone’s attention, including the fine jewelry and diamond experts at UK retailer Steven Stone.The team has taken a close look at the ring and revealed with HOLA! USA everything you might want to know about the custom-made ring created by Chopard.“Eva Longoria always looks fabulous, and she certainly turned the heat up at the Los Angeles premiere of her latest project, ‘Flamin’ Hot,’” Maxwell Stone said via email.“The actor-turned-director paired her sheer black lace beaded gown with jewels from Chopard - and all eyes were on her massive ring.

Eva Longoria is a Hollywood actress, director, businesswoman, and now a pitcher —wait, what!? The star appeared at a Texas Rangers game to deliver the ceremonial first pitch.After throwing a great pitch, the actress began jumping up and down out of excitement while attendees gave her a standing ovation.Longoria rocked a Rangers jersey with black pants and big earring hoops.Eva Longoria threw out the first pitch tonight at the Rangers game (via @Rangers)pic.twitter.com/qjvEwGdTz4Eva recently premiered the highly anticipated and discussed Flamin’ Hot. The drama tells the inspiring true story of Richard Montañez, who, as a Frito Lay janitor, disrupted the food industry by creating people’s favorite Flamin‘ Hot Cheetos.Linda Yvette Chávez shares the creative process of writing Eva Longoria’s ‘Flamin’ Hot’ movieBecky G’s new single, ‘The Fire Inside,’ is part of Eva Longoria’s ‘FLAMIN’ HOT’ movie soundtrackInside Eva Longoria’s ‘Flamin Hot’ Community ScreeningFlamin‘ Hot brings a compelling story to the big screen, with outstanding performances from Jesse Garcia, Annie Gonzalez, Dennis Haysbert, and Emilio Rivera.Becky G’s new single, “The Fire Inside,” is part of the motion picture soundtrack.

Eva Longoria picked a story that hits close to home.«This story resonated with me because this story is my story,» the actress and producer says of her new biopic, in ET's exclusive behind-the-scenes featurette. «Not the desire to have more, but to be more.»based on the memoir tells the story of Richard Montañez, a former janitor at Frito-Lay who claims to have invented the iconic Flamin' Hot Cheetos.«It's not just being the underdog, or a rags-to-riches story,» Longoria explains of her film, out on Hulu and Disney+ today.

to share her latest passion project, her whole face lights up and I can't help but lean closer to my screen. “The story found me,” she tells Glamour. “My agent sent me the script, and I was like, ‘I need to tell this story.’”The script in question became Longoria's directorial debut , which chronicles Richard Montañez's path from janitor at Frito Lay to the man who made Flamin' Hot Cheetos a global phenomenon.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment Writer The first time Jesse Garcia (“Quinceañera,” “Narcos: Mexico”) learned about Richard Montañez — the former Frito-Lay executive who’s said that he invented the wildly successful Flamin’ Hot Cheetos brand when he was working as a janitor for the company — the actor immediately thought, “That would be an awesome movie.” Years later, Eva Longoria cast Garcia to play Montañez for her feature directing debut, “Flamin’ Hot,” which premieres June 9 on Hulu and Disney+. The film, produced by DeVon Franklin (“Breakthrough,” “Miracles From Heaven”), covers Richard’s life from his difficult childhood to his marriage to his high school sweetheart Judy (Annie Gonzalez) to his rise at Frito-Lay. For Garcia, it was an all-too-rare opportunity to depict the real-life story of a Latino family in a mainstream feature film.