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Wednesday, January 20, 2016

This Ad Just Might Feature The Cutest Use Of Spanglish Ever

Arturito y Chuy know what’s up.

If you're Latinx, you've probably seen your fair share of ads attempting to use Spanglish to appeal to us...

If you're Latinx, you've probably seen your fair share of ads attempting to use Spanglish to appeal to us...

Miller / Via seriouseats.com

...And, more often than not, the results are ~not great.~

...And, more often than not, the results are ~not great.~

There's even a Facebook group dedicated to how awful many of these are.

Facebook: i.hate.spanglish.ads

This ad for Campbell's Star Wars-themed soup cans, however, actually features a clever (and super cute) use of Spanglish. Check it out:

Give that child all the soup he wants.

Campbell's Soup / Via youtube.com

It's been a long-running joke that many Spanish-speakers refer to R2-D2 as "Arturito."

It's been a long-running joke that many Spanish-speakers refer to R2-D2 as "Arturito."

Because it sounds similar and, let's be real, it's a pretty snazzy name for a little droid.

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