| Celino Villanueva | |
 Celino Villanueva in July 2016 | |
| Birth: | 25 July 1896? Rio Bueno, Chile |
| Death: | 18 April 2018 San Jose de Mariquina |
| Age: | 121 years, 267 days? |
| Country: |  CHL
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| Longevity claimant | |
Celino Villanueva Jaramillo (25 July 1911/25 July 1908/claimed 1896 – 18 April 2018) was a Chilean claimant to the World's Oldest Person title.
Biography
Villanueva was reportedly born in 1896, in Rio Bueno, Chile. He has remained single all his life. He reportedly moved to Mehuin, Chile, in 1960 where he lived for the rest of his life. In April 2018, he fell out of bed and suffered a pierced lung, leaving him in a critical condition in hospital. Despite doctors initially being optimistic about his survival chances, he died on 18 April 2018 in a hospital in San Jose de Mariquina, Chile, at the claimed age of 121 years, 267 days.
Age Issues
Villanueva celebrated his claimed 121st birthday in July 2017. If true, this would make him more than five years older than the verified male longevity holder, Jiroemon Kimura. Although is has been reported that he was born in 1911, and not 1896, some researchers on the110club found documentation stating that he was born on 25 July 1908, making him 109 years, 267 days when he died, and not 121.
References
- El hombre más longevo de Latinoamérica celebró su cumpleaños en la Región de los Ríos ADN, 25 July 2015
- "Supercentenario": Don Celino, Carabinero honorario de Mehuín, celebró sus 120 años Diario Futrono, 25 July 2016
- Man who claimed to be oldest in the world dies after falling out of bed Metro, 19 April 2018
- Man believed to be the world's oldest dies in Chile aged 121 The Guardian, 19 April 2018