Daniel “Tuco” Cauterucci is a multidisciplinary artist and storyteller whose work spans literature and the visual arts. For nearly twenty years, he's worked in television production before turning to creative writing during the 2020 pandemic, when he began his first novel, Gabriel’s Labyrinth. Born in Thailand, raised in Central America, and later working in Japan through the J.E.T. Program, he now resides in Los Angeles with his daughter.
Tuco’s multicultural upbringing—shaped by the diverse countries he has lived and traveled in—profoundly influences his artistic expression. His visual work draws inspiration from sources as varied as Mayan sculpture in Honduras and Guatemala, the woodblock prints of Meiji-era Japan, and the modernist experimentation of Picasso, Basquiat, Hirschfeld, and Haring.
His digital artwork is characterized by expressive, hand-drawn linework fused with vibrant color palettes that channel the emotional and spiritual energy of his subjects. Beyond traditional methods, Tuco explores the intersection of art and Artificial Intelligence, combining words, generated imagery, and digital tools to produce new hybrid forms that expand the boundaries of his creative process.
Across both his writing and art, Daniel explores the inner landscape of the human experience—searching for meaning in emotional, psychological, and spiritual moments. His second book, The Gospel According to Chico, is a spiritual memoir inspired by his anxious yet loving husky, Chico, offering reflections on God’s love and grace found in everyday companionship.
Cauterucci’s artwork has been exhibited internationally in New York, Miami, Los Angeles, England, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Korea, Bali, Colombia, Venezuela, Japan, and more. He is also a contributing author in Daring Brilliance, a published collection of essays and reflections by contemporary digital artists. While he signs his artwork with the initials drcc (Daniel Ricardo Cauterucci Cáceres), he is widely known in the art community by his nickname—Tuco.