Supercentenarian Profile

Mélida Tascón Alvarez

Born:

July 12, 1911

Pradera, Valle del Cauca

Colombia

Died:

October 26, 2021

Cali, Valle del Cauca

Colombia

Mélida Tascón Alvarez de Holguin was a Colombian supercentenarian.

BIOGRAPHY

Mélida Tascón Alvarez was born in Pradera, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, on 12 July 1911.

Mélida Tascón Alvarez passed away in Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, on 26 October 2021, at the age of 110 years, 106 days.

RECOGNITION

Her age was verified by Santiago García Medina and Fabrizio Villatoro, and listed as pending validation by the Latin American Supercentenarians (LAS) organization on 21 June 2021.

ATTRIBUTION

(Partially sourced from the 110 Club and Gerontology Wiki)

* Los Olivos (Cali)

GALLERY

(Source: The 110 Club/Gerontology Wiki)

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