Diane Warren may have 14 Oscar nominations behind her and one honorary little gold man already at home, but, as she says, that man “needs a buddy.” Having written songs for over 100 films in her career thus far, this year, she’s up for Best Original Song once again, with “The Fire Inside”, performed by multi-platinum, Latin Grammy-nominated singer Becky G, for the film Flamin’ Hot.

The film and the song’s music video are directed by multi-hyphenate Eva Longoria, who first broke out as an actress in the 2004 TV series Desperate Housewives. She was named Director to Watch at the Palm Springs International Film Festival last year.

The song speaks not only to the story of the film—the invention of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos—but also the drive within that pushes us to follow our dreams and go far beyond others’ expectations. All three women relate to that theme on...