born in the capital city of lima in 1958, cateriano pursued a law degree at the pontifical catholic university of peru, specializing in constitutional law. during his brief term in the peruvian congress between 1990 and 1992, cateriano attained a prominent role as a ranking member of the congressional investigative committee on alan garcía's first administration (1985-1990). alongside lourdes flores and fernando olivera, the committee was ultimately disbanded following garcía's acquittal by the supreme court in march 1992. cateriano published in the following years a detailed work on the investigation.