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Hongosan and Hongomex

Tucked between the disorderly conducts on various afternoon Spanish-language courtroom programs, Telemundo has been airing a remarkable set of antifungal medication advertisements. Yes, remarkable antifungal medication advertisements. The first one, for Hongosan (hongo is Spanish for fungus or mushroom), ran a few months ago. The subtle charms were difficult to discern at first, but slowly one could feel the pain of the man-on-the-street who suffered from "un mal olor, una picazón excesiva." Certainly the plaintive cries of the pretty spokeswoman begging the viewer to no longer suffer the torment of hongos demanded further attention. Oh yeah, there's also an angry battalion of mushrooms and a cartoon superhero in red tights in the spot. Then Hongomex began running antifungal medication ads. A Mexican cartoon character suffers from hongos all over the place. His hongos resemble Scrubbing Bubbles. They grow even angrier than the aforementioned mushrooms. As the fungus fighters compete, viewers are treated to an infectiously catchy song and a fiesta during which a cured man dances with and leers at a tall redhead. Freedom from fungus turns into sexist stereotyping. Where's the cure for that?

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CARLOS
CARLOS

PARA LAS CHICAS QUE PREGUNTARON ARRIBA EL PRODUCTO LO PUEDEN CONSEGUIR EN WWW.ADMARPLUS.COM ESE EL EL VERDADERO XQ HAY MUCHOS QUE VENDEN EN EL INTERNET QUE DICEN HONGOSAN ,PERO, NO SON LOS VERDADEROS SON UNAS COPIAS Y NO FUNCIONA, LO PROBE PENSANDO QUE ME SERVIRIAN ,PERO,SON PORQUERIA,,MIREN EN ESTA PAGINA SI CONSIGUEN EL HONGOSAN VERDADERO WWW.ADMARPLUS.COM O TAMMBIEN WWW.HONGOSANHONGOMAN.COM

CARLOS SANTIAO
CARLOS SANTIAO

ESTE PRODUCTO ES MUY BUENO, YO LO COMPRE ESE HONGOSAN SI QUE TRABAJA BIEN

aracely
aracely

how can i find the number to the hongosan commercial you mention above where the man has the red tights???

eva lopez
eva lopez

I would like to order 1 bottle of hongosan how can i get in toche with you

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