Eusebio Quintero Lopez [Spanish: López] is a Colombian supercentenarian whose age was validated by Santiago García Medina and Stefan Maglov of Latin American Supercentenarians (LAS). He is currently the oldest known (documented) living person in Colombia since the death of Sofia Rojas on 30 July 2022.
Quintero Lopez was born in Vijes, Valle del Cauca, Colombia on 6 March 1910, although he claims to have been born on 15 March. He was the son of Rosenda Quintero, who was single at the time, and that’s why he have his mother’s last name. His grandmother was Zenaida Quintero. He worked as a blacksmith. He married to Melida Barco and had six children with her.
When he turned 100 years old, he rode a horse around the town. At the age of 106, he lived with his daughter, Enith Quintero Barco (aged 71 in 2016). They have lived together ever since Quintero Lopez became a widower in 1962. At 108, he was mentally sharp and could still walk with the help of a cane. He celebrated his 110th birthday in March 2020. At that time, he had two living daughters, Oliva (born in 1935) and Enith (born in 1943). He also had 13 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, and eight great-great-grandchildren.
On 19 June 2021, he surpassed the age of Daniel Guzman-Garcia, becoming the oldest documented man ever from Colombia.
He became the oldest known (documented) living person in Colombia, following the death of 114-year-old Sofia Rojas on 30 July 2022.
As of August 2022, he is still able to walk and is very lucid.
