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Heroina Rivero Penaranda
Heroina Rivero Penaranda
Rivero Penaranda on her 111th birthday (claimed 112th birthday) in 2015
Birth: 5 March 1904
Tomarrazon, La Guajira, Colombia
Death: 20 May 2015
Riohacha, La Guajira, Colombia
Age: 111 years, 76 days
Country: ColombiaCOL
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Heroina Rivero Penaranda [Spanish: Peñaranda] (5 March 1904 – 20 May 2015) was a Colombian supercentenarian whose age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). She was the oldest known living person in Colombia since the death of Aurora Soto Rubio, until her own death.

Biography[]

Heroina Rivero Penaranda was born in the village of Tomarrazon, La Guajira, Colombia on 5 March 1904 (claimed 1903), as the daughter of Juana Penaranda, who was single at the time. Her father, Eusebio Rivero, was a musician of ancient tropical music. Her paternal grandfather was born to Cuban immigrants.

As a young woman, she loved to go dancing at Carnivals, never missing one. She played the tambora (Colombian drum). She had 13 children, from which only 3 were alive at the time of her death. She was mother of Diosa Penavaranda, who was also a musician and was locally-known for trying to keep the traditional folkloric carnivals of her region. Rivero lost her vision in her centenarian years, and although she was still able to walk short distances at the age of 111, her daughter didn't allow her to get up on her own out of fear of her falling. On her 111th birthday in 2015, it was reported that she had 5 great-great-great-grandchildren. Despite her blindness, Heroina maintained her cognitive abilities until the end, and loved to laugh, listen to music, and drink beer.

Rivero Penaranda died in Riohacha, La Guajira, Colombia on the night of 20 May 2015 at the age of 111 years, 76 days (claimed 112 years, 76 days). At the time, she lived with her daughter Feligna Castrillon.

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Colombia's Oldest Living Person Titleholders (VE)

Transito AyalaBenilda Ospino AltamarMagdalena HernandezClementina Saldarriaga CorreaAurora Soto RubioHeroina Rivero PenarandaElvira Montoya OrdonezAna Sara Marquez de RamirezAlicia CastilloCarmen Jaramillo ChavarriaJuana AritamaSofia RojasEusebio Quintero LopezEfrain Antonio Rios GarciaFrancisca Mangonez MartinezAlfonso Maria Rojas PerdomoJulio Saldarriaga Hernandez

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