COPIBorn in Buenos Aires in 1939, Raúl Damonte Botana derived his sobriquet Copi from a nickname his grandmother gave him, “copito de nieve,” or “little snowflake.” At six, he went into exile with his family in Uruguay and eventually settled in Paris, whre he was a cartoonist, performer, playwright, and novelist until his death from an AIDS-related illness in 1987. Read More Read Less