| Juan Vicente Perez Mora | |
 Perez Mora (aged 112) in January 2022 | |
| Birth: | 27 May 1909 El Cobre, Tachira, Venezuela |
| Death: | 2 April 2024 San Jose De Bolivar, Tachira, Venezuela |
| Age: | 114 years, 311 days |
| Country: |  VEN
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| Validated | |
Juan Vicente Perez Mora [Spanish: Pérez] also known as Papa Vicente (27 May 1909 – 2 April 2024) was a Venezuelan supercentenarian who, at the age of 114 years, 311 days, was recognized by Guinness World Records as being the oldest validated living man in the world from the death of Saturnino de la Fuente Garcia of Spain on 18 January 2022, until his own death over two years later on 2 April 2024. He is currently the oldest validated person ever from Venezuela, as well as the fourth-oldest validated man ever. He is also the only validated supercentenarian from Venezuela.
His age was verified by Robert Young, Freddy Abreu, Fabrizio Villatoro, Stefan Maglov, Jeffrey Xu, and Mattias C., and validated by Guinness World Records in February 2022. His age was also validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) in February 2023.
Biography
Juan Vicente Perez Mora was born in El Cobre, Tachira, Venezuela on 27 May 1909. His parents were Euquitio Perez and Edelmira Mora. In 1913, his family moved to Caserio Caricuena, San Jose de Bolivar, where they bought a farm. At the age of four, he already had eight brothers. While growing up, Perez Mora worked on the farm with his father and brothers. At the age of 10, he began to study, but only for a month since his teacher became ill. He learned to read and write from a book that the teacher gave him. His brother, Miguel, lived in the nearby village of Los Paujiles, and Perez Mora started working for him. There, he met Ediofina Garcia, and married her in San Jose de Bolivar, in 1938. After marriage, they moved to the village of Los Paujiles in the municipality of Francisco de Miranda, Tachira, where their first son was born. In next years, he saved enough money and bought a farm in Caserio Caricuena, where the rest of his children were born. The couple had six sons and five daughters.
In 1997, Perez Mora's wife died. In May 2019, he celebrated his 110th birthday, becoming the first (known) male supercentenarian from Venezuela. As of May 2020, six of his children were still alive, three sons (Ysabelino, Angel Edecio, and Andronico) and three daughters (Mary, Elena, and Nelida). On 18 June 2020, Perez Mora was interviewed by Agencia EFE as the oldest known living person in Venezuela.
Longevity Records
Venezuelan Records
Perez Mora's Guinness World Records certificate
On 4 October 2015, following the death of 107-year-old Jose Gregorio Brito Riera, Perez became the oldest known living man and person in Venezuela. Upon his 110th birthday on 27 May 2019, he became the first known male supercentenarian and the second overall supercentenarian in Venezuelan history, after Carmen Pacheco de Carrasco. On 18 July 2020, Perez Mora surpassed the final age of Pacheco de Carrasco to become the oldest documented person ever from Venezuela.
South American Records
Perez Mora became the oldest known man living in South America upon the death of 112-year-old Joao Zanol of Brazil on 12 February 2020. On 18 January 2022, he became the first South American man to gain the title of world's oldest living man since the title's official inception in 1973. He is also the oldest validated South American man ever.
Worldwide Records
On 18 January 2022, upon the death of 112-year-old Saturnino de la Fuente Garcia of Spain, Perez Mora became the oldest validated living man in the world, which was later confirmed by Guinness World Records in May 2022. Upon the death of 112-year old Delio Venturotti on 1 June 2022, Perez Mora became the last surviving documented man born in the 1900s decade.
On 27 January 2023, upon the death of 113-year-old Annabelle Holblinger, Perez Mora entered the top 10 oldest validated living people and was the first man to do so since Jiroemon Kimura.
On 27 May 2023, Perez Mora celebrated his 114th birthday, becoming only the seventh validated man on record to reach this age, as well as the first validated man to reach this age in twelve years, since Jiroemon Kimura in April 2011.
Upon the death of 113-year-old Efrain Antonio Rios Garcia on 11 January 2024, Perez Mora became the last documented man born before 1911.
Upon the death of 112-year-old Gisaburo Sonobe on 31 March 2024, Perez Mora became the last documented man born before 1912.
In the last days of his life, Perez Mora's condition worsened and he required medical attention. Juan Vicente Perez Mora died from respiratory complications in San Jose de Bolivar, Tachira, Venezuela, on 2 April 2024 at the age of 114 years, 311 days. At the time of his death, he was the second-oldest validated living person in Latin America, behind Inah Canabarro Lucas, and the fourth-oldest living person in the world whose age is validated by the GRG, after Maria Branyas Morera, Tomiko Itooka, and Canabarro Lucas. Additionally, he is the second-oldest Latin American man ever (behind Emiliano Mercado del Toro). His successor as the world's oldest living man was John Tinniswood of the United Kingdom.
Gallery
For more pictures, please see: Juan Vicente Perez Mora/Gallery.
External Links
- hombre mas longevo del mundo Instagram
- juanvicenteperezmorasjb Instagram
References
- GRG World Supercentenarian Rankings List Gerontology Research Group
- 110th birthday Facebook Post, 27 May 2019
- 111th birthday Facebook Post, 27 May 2020
- Ciudadano más longevo de Venezuela esta en, Táchira Don Juan Vicente Pérez Mora YouTube, 27 May 2020
- El hombre más anciano de Venezuela vive en Táchira y cumple 111 años La Nación, 27 May 2020
- Esta es la foto original que publicará Beatriz Loran Fabebook Post, 8 June 2020
- Hombre Mas Viejo Venezuela Agencia EFE, 18 June 2020
- Que dicha tenelo en la familia hoy cumple 112 añito Carmen Sanchez on Facebook, 27 May 2021
- Juan Vicente Pérez es ahora el hombre más longevo del mundo La Nación, 21 January 2022
- Oldest person living (male) Guinness World Records, 30 March 2022
- World’s oldest man living confirmed as Juan Vicente Pérez aged 112 Guinness World Records, 17 May 2022
- World's Oldest Living Man Is Nearly 113, Has 41 Grandchildren and Enjoys a Popular Drink 'Every Day' People, 17 May 2022
- Oldest man in the world turns 113 Merco Press, 27 May 2022
- San José de Bolívar se encuentra hoy de Fiesta arribando a sus 114 Años Don Vicente Pérez San José de Bolívar on Facebook, 27 May 2023
- Llega a 114 años Juan Vicente Pérez La Nación, 27 May 2023
- EN VIDEO | Tocando maracas: Así celebró su cumpleaños 114 el venezolano Juan Vicente Pérez, el hombre más longevo del mundo Caraota Digital, 27 May 2023
- Death Confirmation Laverdaddemonages, 2 April 2024