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“No hay caricatura si no hay subversión, porque toda imagen memorable de un político es por naturaleza subversiva: le quita su equilibrio al solemne y delata al impostor. Pero tampoco hay caricatura si no hay una sonrisa, aunque sea una sonrisa amarga, en la cara del lector...”

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Book:Reputations

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