![]() Eva got to do what she wanted to do - she got her version. I walked away from this film having done everything I wanted. With the action movies, heavier dramas and darker characters I've done, I have never been able to show my range here. I got to be funny, I got to play the emotional stuff, I got to do a tiny bit of action, the quiet moments, just about everything you want to do in one movie. ![]() This is the first time I got to play all these things in the same movie. Can you talk about your initiative and your efforts to find and make valuable work? When Richard is looking for work, he says he has a PhD - "poor, hungry, determined." I feel you have the same drive as an actor, and share Richard's thick skin and hard skull as you look for roles that are worthwhile, like this one. I remember my mother would be in the kitchen making empanadas and enchiladas to sell to the other students. ![]() My parents would sell burritos and food, and when my dad went to school, it was for auto body repair. I have to put in the work and show them there is no other choice. Every one of my friends who were remotely right read for it.Ī handful texted me and said, "You should read for it." They said, "I want it, but I think it is your role." I read it and I felt it was written for me this is my part. I heard about his story years ago, and I always thought it was a make a cool movie or series. How did Richard's story inspire you and how much of it did you identify with? He develops confidence, which enables him to create opportunities out of challenges. Richard is proud but faces discrimination. Details like that I could sprinkle throughout the movie. Small things that I could incorporate, like pet names and slang they used over the years. His wife Judy made enchiladas that I couldn't eat because I was on a diet. I got to go to his house, he invited me over. I talked to him for about two hours before we started shooting. Did you get to talk with Richard about his life and career? The actor spoke with Salon about playing Montañez and making "Flamin' Hot."īiopics are tricky because you want to represent the person but not mimic them. Richard also earns sympathy as he struggles for respect, ably assisted by his wife, Judy (Annie Gonzalez). Garcia is ingratiating as Montañez, with his chatty voiceover - Longoria has great fun with Richard voicing the Frito-Lay board meetings. Tony Shalhoub talks "Maisel," "Monk" and "Flamin' Hot" A life of crime and drugs follows before Richard gets a janitorial job at Frito-Lay. Even when he makes an honest buck (selling burritos to classmates), he is taken for a criminal by the local police. He experiences racism and classism in school. Richard is first seen as a child playing in the winery fields his family is working as laborers. Longoria's film chronicles Montañez's rags-to-riches story with aplomb. Garcia also seeks opportunities, having worked behind the camera writing and directing the outstanding short, "The Price We Pay." He is perfectly cast as Montañez, a man who has ambition and creates his own opportunities. Garcia has been a hardworking actor for two decades, starring in films ranging from "Quinceañera" and " Collisions," which he produced, to his memorable turn in the Jennifer Lopez action film " The Mother" last month. Jesse Garcia delivers a rousing performance as Richard Montañez, the Frito-Lay janitor who created spicy Cheetos in "Flamin' Hot," director Eva Longoria's zesty new film.
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