El Pollo Loco Looks on Dark Side

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NEW YORK Chicken takeout chain El Pollo Loco is adding some humor into its latest TV campaign to broaden appeal to the growing Hispanic market

In one spot, Lupe, a sweet-natured home nurse, begins to feed El Pollo Loco’s flame-grilled chicken to a wheelchair-bound grandma. But Lupe is suddenly overcome by temptation and devours the delicious chicken as grandma agonizingly looks on. As the spot closes, grandma musters up her strength and reaches out to try and grab a taste of El Pollo Loco’s fresh flame-grilled chicken.

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