Eva Longoria celebrates the opening of the Flamin’ Hot exhibit at the Hollywood Museum
us.hola.comEva 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.
On Friday, the world-famous Hollywood Museum opened a new Flamin’ Hot exhibit in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. Longoria was in attendance along with Diane Warren, who wrote the original song “The Fire Inside,” and the subject of the film, Richard Montañez, and his wife Judy. The exhibit is beautiful with photos and items from the set, like Longoria’s director’s chair canvas, songwriting notes from Warren’s original song “The Fire Inside” the music video performed by Becky G, a lowrider convertible from the video, and more.
It depicts the unwavering determination of dreamers when confronted with challenges and hardship.Like Richard, Longoria has heard “no” throughout her career.
The Young and the Restless star told HOLA! USA at the event, “I’ve been told ‘No you can’t do things like that.’ I think it’s a culture-defining film and something about our community, it was a love letter to the Mexican American community, and we never get to see that in film.” “So for me, I knew the opportunity I had was special,” she continued.Eva Longoria discusses lack of Latino representation when she started acting: ‘There were no efforts’Jaime Camil makes history in primetime television with his Latin-inspired showWhat to watch Halloween edition: 7 movies and shows to stream — Oct 13Before Longoria addressed the nation with the President of the United States at the White House screening of Flamin’ Hot, she spent years in front of the camera, but she knew she wanted to be a director.
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