Supercentenarian Profile

Mercedes Ribera Sanz

Born:

1914-12-01

Barcelona, Catalonia,

Spain

Current Residence:

Barcelona, Catalonia,

Spain

✔ Age Certified by LongeviQuest

Mercedes Ribera Sanz is a Spanish supercentenarian whose age has been validated by LongeviQuest.

BIOGRAPHY

Mercedes Ribera Sanz was born on 1 December 1914 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, to parents Manuel Ribera González and Asunción Sanz Rams. Her older siblings were born in Fernando Poo, Equatorial Guinea (a Spanish province at the time).

When she was asked about her love life, she stated that she had a boyfriend when she was young, but emphasized that, marriage would have meant a loss of personal freedom. As a result, she never married nor had children.

She was a dance teacher. Even in her centenarian years, Ribera Sanz continued to dance, read books, and write. She maintained her curiosity, reading the newspapers by holding a magnifying glass to them. Although she experienced headaches, her physical condition was robust. At the age of 104, she collaborated with Memorias Ediciones to write her biography, Tres Vidas, which told her story in the lens of three different girls named Bibi, Irene, and Tina.

Ribera Sanz currently lives in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.