Mimmo Cuticchio (born 30 March 1948) is an Italian cantastorie, puppeteer, actor and playwright.

[1][2] The same year he wrote his first cantastoria play, Giuseppe Balsamo conte di Cagliostro.

[1][3] During his career Cuticchio focused on renewing the arts of Opera dei Pupi and cantastoria, opening them to contemporary themes and to civil commitments.

[1][4][5] As an actor, he appeared in several films, notably playing a leading role in Emanuele Crialese's Terraferma.

[8] In 2015 the collection of Sicilian puppets started by his father was acquired by the Sicily Foundation, and is now on display at Palazzo Branciforte, Palermo.