Eva Longoria Says She Has a Lifetime Supply of Flamin' Hot Cheetos: 'They Just Keep Sending' (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Eva Longoria.Photo:Aldara Zarraoa/Getty

Aldara Zarraoa/Getty

Eva Longoria’s directorial debut,Flamin' Hot, came with an unexpected — and spicy — perk.

At Friday’sLa Cena Los Angeles, an event celebrating Latino creatives in film and television in Hollywood, the actress and director, 48, revealed to PEOPLE that she is currently working her way through a lifetime supply of Flamin' Hot Cheetos.

Longoria said that “they just keep sending” her the film’s titular snack — even though it’s not her go-to craving anymore.

TheDesperate Housewivesalum is “not a big consumer of them,” though she “did grow up with them,” she tells PEOPLE.

“They’re a staple in my pantry for sure,” she adds.

Eva Longoria at La Cena Los Angeles.Getty

Getty

Flamin' Hot, Longoria’s directorial debut, was released on Hulu in June 2023. At the Austin, Texas, premiere of the film —which is based on a true story— last March, Longoria became emotional while chatting with PEOPLE about the project.

“I don’t even have words,” Longoria said. “I’m so emotional right now. It’s hard to do an interview.”

She continued, “This is my home state, so to premiere this movie in my home state [and] the fact that it’sFlamin' Hot, about a Mexican American who is a hero in our community, to bring his story to the big screen — it’s an honor and beyond exciting.”

Jesse Garcia in ‘Flamin’ Hot.'.Hulu

Hulu

Whilesharing a first lookat the film prior to its release, Longoria told PEOPLE that whenFlamin’ Hot’s “script and story found its way to me and to my heart,” she thought to herself, “I have to tell this story.”

“I have such interest in all the themes that we explore in the movie: underdog story, rags to riches, adversity, and overcoming obstacles,” she said at the time. “All of those things that I was like, ‘These are the themes I want to explore and this is the story I want to tell it through.’”

“At the same time, it’s huge pop culture,” she continued. “It’s one of those origin stories that makes you want to go buy the product. As opposed to, ‘I’m never buying that again.’ It’s a beautiful origin story that you go, ‘Wow.'”

Added the actress: “You get really inspired and motivated to go, ‘Why not me? I can.'”

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Flamin’ Hotis available to stream on Hulu.

source: people.com