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Everyone's shifts kept getting cut. Didn't matter if you were at the top
or the bottom of the food chain. Hmm, at least I wasn't alone.
We were all struggling. Struggling to feed our families.
Struggling to keep our homes. Struggling to save our pride. So we did what Mexicans do best. We shoved it down
and tried to keep our heads up, even while we were drowning
or the bottom of the food chain. Hmm, at least I wasn't alone.
We were all struggling. Struggling to feed our families.
Struggling to keep our homes. Struggling to save our pride. So we did what Mexicans do best. We shoved it down
and tried to keep our heads up, even while we were drowning
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Everyone's shifts kept getting cut.
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Didn't matter if you were at the top
or the bottom of the food chain.
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Hmm, at least I wasn't alone.
We were all struggling.
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Struggling to feed our families.
Struggling to keep our homes.
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Struggling to save our pride.
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So we did what Mexicans do best.
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We shoved it down
and tried to keep our heads up,
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even while we were drowning.
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Movie Summary
This is the inspiring true story of Richard Montañez who, as a Frito Lay janitor, disrupted the food industry by channeling his Mexican heritage to turn Flamin' Hot Cheetos from a snack into an iconic global pop culture phenomenon.