| Secundina Camarena | |
 Camarena with her husband in their older years | |
| Birth: | 16 July 1891 San Jose, Tayahua, Zacatecas, Mexico |
| Death: | 20 June 2005 Fresno, Fresno County, California, USA |
| Age: | 113 years, 339 days |
| Country: |  MEX USA
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| Unvalidated | |
Secundina "Sara" Camarena (née Nieves; 16 July 1891 – 20 June 2005) was a Mexican-American supercentenarian whose age is currently unvalidated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).
Biography[]
Secundina Camarena was born in San Jose, Tayahua, Zacatecas, Mexico on 16 July 1891 (claimed 1904) to Victoriano and Tomasa Nieves, baptised 12 days later on the 28 July.
Interestingly, when she married Gregorio Camarena on 1 June 1921, she started to understate her age. Believe that this was possibly because her husband was 9 years her junior, being born in 1900, she wanted to avoid social stigma from this. Also, going on to have children, this would help keep the appearance of not being an ‘older mother’ which can be frowned upon in some cultures. Whilst this cannot be confirmed, as such, this seems the most likely reason. They had at least eight children together.
In 1928, Camarena moved to the United States, settling in Fresno, Fresno County, California. She was sadly widowed in 2001, when her husband passed away at the age of 100. They had been married for 80 years. Sara continued to live in Fresno after her husband’s death, until her own death on 20 June 2005 at the age of 113 years, 339 days, just 26 days short from her 114th birthday.