| Pedro Maria Molina Marquez | |
 Pedro Maria Molina Marquez at the age of 105 | |
| Birth: | 27 April 1915 Venezuela |
| Age: | 109 years, 226 days |
| Country: |  VEN
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| Centenarian | |
Pedro Maria Molina Marquez (born 27 April 1915) is a Venezuelan centenarian who is currently the oldest known living person in Venezuela.
Biography[]
Pedro Maria Molina Marquez was born in Chacantá, the department of Merida, Venezuela on 27 April 1915. His parents were Francisco Molina Molina and Leocadia Marquez Contreras. Throughout his life, he has worked a variety of jobs, ranging from day laborer, farmer, rancher, horse farmer, coffee grower, bricklayer, winemaker, and landscaper. At the age of 27, he married Adelia Montes Contreras, and they had seven children together. The couple remained together for 21 years until Adelia passed away on 8 August 1963. A widower with young children, his sisters and mother helped raise his children while he worked. He married for a second time at the age of 45, to Herminia Montes Reinoza, and the couple would also have seven children. At the time of his 100th birthday in 2015, he had 60 grandchildren, more than 100 great-grandchildren, and four great-great grandchildren.
Molina Marquez became the oldest documented living man in Venezuela, following the death of 114-year-old Juan Vicente Pérez Mora on 2 April 2024. He became the oldest known living person in Venezuela, following the death of 109-year-old Juana Urbina Franchi on 1 May 2024.
Molina Marquez currently lives in Venezuela at the age of 109 years, 226 days.
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