Tostitos Turns Up the Heat with Spiciest Telenovela in History

New Web Series Inspired by Taste for Drama and Passion for Flavor Debuts Just in Time for Cinco de Mayo

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Apr 13, 2016, 01:23 ET

PLANO, Texas, April 13, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Tostitos^® is introducing Botanas Del Cielo, the "spiciest" telenovela in history, directed by renowned film director and producer Pedro Pablo Ybarra. The new web series offers the passion and flare of traditional Mexican-style telenovelas with a spicy twist — chips, dips and salsa!

Experience the interactive Multimedia News Release here: http://www.multivu.com/players/English/7808751-tostitos-botanas-del-cielo-telenovela/

TOSTITOS Cantina Chipotle Thins bring authentic seasoning and flavor to the tortilla-chip aisle. Each thin, crispy corn-tortilla chip is lightly sprinkled with the perfect blend of flavors and seasonings that let you enjoy a mild, smoky heat and authentic chipotle spice.

TOSTITOS Habanero Salsa will really spice things up at your next get-together. Ripe tomatoes, onions and jalapeños are combined with spicy habanero peppers to bring some serious heat to this salsa—now that's spicy.

TOSTITOS Rolls! are the perfect chip for queso! Their unique rolled shape creates the ideal tool for navigating all those thicker party dips and provides a great, hearty crunch. With TOSTITOS Rolls! you can bring on the queso and bring on the fun!

TOSTITOS Spicy Queso Dipetizer will bring some heat to the party! Red bell peppers and red chili peppers are added to crowd-pleasing, microwaveable TOSTITOS queso for a spicy, mouthwatering flavor that goes from pantry to microwave to party in just minutes. Spice up the party!

"Telenovelas have become this cultural phenomenon," said Jeff Klein, vice president of marketing, Frito-Lay North America. "Tostitos wants to inspire America to have spicier telenovela moments with our newest Tostitos products - Tostitos Cantina Chipotle Thin chips, Tostitos Dip-etizers Spicy Queso, Tostitos Chunky Habanero Salsa, and party-favorite Tostitos Rolls! tortilla chips - that bring the heat."

In every telenovela there is a common storyline: love lost, love found, betrayal, redemption, drama and most importantly, unexpected endings. Botanas Del Cielo showcases four spicy telenovela storylines: from Gabriela's long-awaited wedding thwarted by a surprising suitor to a dramatic chain of drink tossing over Enrique's shameless double-dipping … even a paternity shocker!

Fans can enjoy the steamiest and spiciest of drama in four episodes on Tostitos.com starting Wednesday, April 13.

Telenovela Yourself!
Inspired by the flavors of Mexico, the Tostitos brand and Ybarra also want to bring out the telenovela in all of us. Beginning April 22, fans can visit Tostitos.com to "telenovela" themselves with a personalized GIF that transforms them into one of their favorite characters. Looking to stir the pot amongst your friends this Cinco and have an affinity for eye patches? Then Rosalinda is your perfect match. Constantly finding yourself shirtless while your hair blows in the wind? Then you'll be paired with Enrique.

The Expanded Tostitos Portfolio
The new series is dialing up the spice with three new additions to the Tostitos portfolio:

NEW TOSTITOS Cantina Chipotle Thins bring authentic seasoning with each thin, crispy corn tortilla chip that is lightly sprinkled with the perfect blend of Cantina-inspired flavors and seasonings for a mild, smoky heat and authentic chipotle spice.
NEW TOSTITOS DIP-ETIZERS Spicy Queso heats up the party with red bell peppers and cracked red pepper added to Tostitos crowd-pleasing microwaveable queso for a spicy, mouthwatering flavor that goes from pantry to microwave to party in just minutes.
NEW TOSTITOS Habanero Salsa spices things up at any get together with ripe tomatoes, onions, and jalapeños combined with spicy habanero peppers.

A staple at Cinco de Mayo celebrations, Tostitos Cantina tortilla chips, dips and salsas will kick up the spice notch at your next party spread. New Tostitos Cantina Chipotle Thin chips, Tostitos Dip-etizers Spicy Queso and Tostitos Chunky Habanero Salsa are available at stores nationwide. Tostitos Cantina Chipotle Thin chips are offered in 9-oz. packages for a suggested retail price of $3.29 each. Tostitos Dip-etizers Spicy Queso is available in 20-oz. packages for a suggested retail price of $3.99 and Tostitos Chunky Habanero Salsa is available in 15 ½-oz. jars for a suggested retail price of $3.29 each.

About Tostitos
The Tostitos brand is one of the many brands that makes up Frito-Lay North America, the $14 billion convenient foods business unit of PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP), which is headquartered in Purchase, NY. Learn more about Frito-Lay at the corporate Web site, http://www.fritolay.com/, the Snack Chat blog, http://www.snacks.com/ and on Twitter at http://twitter.com/fritolay.

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