BIOGRAPHY

Waldramina Quinteros Reyes was born in Manta, Manabí Province, Ecuador, on 16 October 1915.

She met her future husband, Julio César, during one of her school vacations, when she visited her sister who lived in the same building as Julio César. The two were introduced by her sister’s husband, who happened to be Julio César’s cousin. What began as a friendship gradually blossomed into a romantic relationship, culminating in their marriage seven years later, on 7 February 1941. The ceremony was intimate and kept secret, as both families initially disapproved of the union. The wedding took place at La Iglesia de El Belén, a church in Quito. Together, they raised five children, all of whom went on to earn college degrees.

Waldramina Quinteros Reyes passed away in Quito, on 2 June 2023, at the age of 107 years, 229 days.

RECOGNITION

The ages of Waldramina and her husband Julio were verified with the help of their daughter, Cecilia Mora, along with researchers Jeffrey Xu and Fabrizio Villatoro. Their ages were officially validated by the Latin American Supercentenarians on 22 June 2020, and their record was recognized by Guinness World Records on 25 August of the same year.

ATTRIBUTION

* “Ecuadorian spouses become the world’s oldest married couple” – Guinness World Records, 25 August 2020

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