The story of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos is getting itself a movie — yes, really — but according to parent company Frito-Lay, what we end up seeing on the screen may not actually be the truth! Richard Montañez, a former janitor at a Frito-Lay plant in Rancho Cucamonga, California (pictured above), has claimed for more than a decade that he’s the one who created Flamin’ Hot Cheetos in the early 1990s.
The brand has since gone on to become one of America’s most flavorful snacks. Related: Former Child Star Harasses Costco Employee Over Mask Policy In New Viral Video As for Montañez, he took his inspirational story and turned it into a memoir which was recently optioned by Searchlight Pictures.
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