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7.23.09 12:05 AM EDT By Laura Northrup@lnorthrup
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Gidget, the tiny Chihuahua star of Taco Bell‘s “Yo Quiero Taco Bell” ad series in the ’90s, in addition to other ad and film work, died yesterday of an apparent stroke. She (yes, she) was fifteen years old.
Taco Bell Chihuahua Dies at 15 [Us Weekly] (Photo: NightRPStar)
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