Juan Suárez Botas

Juan Suárez Botas (3 April 1958 – 24 August 1992) was a Spanish illustrator and film maker.

His illustrations appeared on the covers of Time, Fortune, U.S. News & World Report and other magazines.

His drawings appeared in The New York Times, Vogue and other publications.

He was directing a documentary about his AIDS treatment group at the time of his death, which was released as One Foot on a Banana Peel, the Other Foot in the Grave: Secrets from the Dolly Madison Room.

He was a friend of The Silence of the Lambs director Jonathan Demme and his illness and treatment for AIDS were a major influence on Demme's decision to make the film Philadelphia.