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: | COL |
Validated |
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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References[]
- 2022 validations Gerontology Research Group
- LA CERVEZA NO LE PUEDE FALTAR PARA CELEBRAR Onelly Marchena on Facebook, 23 March 2015
- mention, 18 June 2021
Colombia's Oldest Living Person Titleholders (V • E) |
Transito Ayala • Benilda Ospino Altamar • Magdalena Hernandez • Clementina Saldarriaga Correa • Aurora Soto Rubio • Heroina Rivero Penaranda • Elvira Montoya Ordonez • Ana Sara Marquez de Ramirez • Alicia Castillo • Carmen Jaramillo Chavarria • Juana Aritama • Sofia Rojas • Eusebio Quintero Lopez • Efrain Antonio Rios Garcia • Francisca Mangonez Martinez • Alfonso Maria Rojas Perdomo • Julio Saldarriaga Hernandez |