Although drawing is something that has always been present in my family, I don’t consider myself a cartoonist or illustrator. I lack technique, don’t have much pulse in my hand, and did a year or two of drawing and very, very few classes in fine arts at school. The opportunities have always been there. My dad, who was known as ‘Chidoro’ in his childhood, and later as ‘El Gallego,’ always drew very well. My sisters and brothers, and my nieces later, …me, we all learned to draw with him.

Perhaps, over time, and with practice, I will improve. For now, I rather define myself as someone who tells anecdotes or recreates absurd situations with drawings based on paper, pencil, and a rubber eraser (and pens, markers, watercolours, and Photoshop).

By profession, I’m rather a historian and researcher in political and social sciences, with a long background and interest in migration, international development, humanitarian work, sustainability and social justice… blah blah blah.

I’m a nostalgic person at heart who gets hooked, in time and space, with the stories of ordinary things and people. I cling to the idea that it’s never too late to learn, and the importance of constantly cultivating the imagination.

Besides drawing, I like writing. I love reading science fiction and crime novels, I like soccer, chess, and aikido, and I’m passionate about traveling.

I was born Juan Manuel Moreno in Córdoba, Argentina, on a Wednesday, January 16, 1985. My friends and family know me as Juanchila.