Biography
Olimpo López Olimpo López Cáceres (June 24, 1918 – October 16, 2015) was a Colombian pastry chef. He was nicknamed "Don Olimpo" by Colombians. López was the creator of the Chocoramo, a packaged square-shaped cake coated in chocolate, as well as the Ponqué Gala. Both desserts are popular treats manufactured by Productos Ramo, a Colombian snack food company which was founded by Rafael Molano, who died in 2014. Lopez's original, secret recipe for the Chocoramo is currently stored in a bank in the United States. He was born in Jericó, Boyacá Department, Colombia, on June 24, 1918. He was raised by his mother, Evangelina Gómez, who taught him how to make pastries. López first met Rafael Molano, the founder of Productos Ramo, during the 1940s. In 1968, López began working at Molano's factory in Mosquera, Cundinamarca...
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