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‘Flamin’ Hot’ Creators Don’t Mind That Its Origin Story Was Debunked

Por: The Daily Beast Entertainment June 08, 2023

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When asked if she recalls the first time she ate a Flamin’ Hot Cheeto, screenwriter Linda Yvette Chávez—whose latest film, the -directed , debuts June 9 on Disney+ and Hulu—broke out a smile and offered a long, pregnant, “Listen.”“Those are every Mexican kid’s lifeline,” Chávez told The Daily Beast’s Obsessed, ahead of the film’s release. “So I grew up eating those Cheetos like crazy—with the chopsticks, trying to not... + full article



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