Juan Vicente Pérez

Juan Vicente Pérez Mora (born 27 May 1909) is a Venezuelan supercentenarian who, aged 113 years and 356 days, is the world's oldest verified living man since the death of Spain's Saturnino de la Fuente García on 18 January 2022.[1] He is the last living man verified to have been born in the 1900s decade.[2]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pérez and the second or maternal family name is Mora.
Juan Vicente Pérez
Pérez on his 113th birthday in May 2022
Born(1909-05-27)27 May 1909
(age 113 years, 356 days)
El Cobre, Táchira, Venezuela
NationalityVenezuelan
OccupationFarmer
Known for
  • World's oldest living man (since 18 January 2022)
  • Last surviving man born in the 1900s decade
Spouse
Ediofina del Rosario García
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(m. 1938; died 1997)​
Children11 (5 deceased)

Biography
Pérez and Del Rosario on their wedding day in 1938

Pérez was born on 27 May 1909 in El Cobre, Venezuela as the ninth child of Euquitio Pérez and Edelmira Mora.[3][4] In his early youth, his family moved to Los Paujiles in San José de Bolívar, Táchira to work in agriculture. He mainly worked in harvesting sugar cane and coffee.[4] He became literate from a book handed to him by his teacher.[3] In 1938, he married Ediofina del Rosario García (1916–1997), and they had six sons and five daughters in total, the first of whom was born in Los Paujiles.[3] Aged 31, he and his wife moved to Caricuena to buy a farm to work alongside his brother Miguel Arcángel, and the rest of his children were born here. He became the sheriff of Caricuena in 1948, and in 1967, sold his farmland in Caricuena to buy property in San José de Bolívar, where he still resides.[3]

As of his 111th birthday in May 2020, six of his children (three daughters and three sons) were still living.[2] He has 41 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, and 12 great-great-grandchildren.[4]

Health and longevity

Pérez began to use a wheelchair in 2007, aged 98.[3]

On 18 January 2022, upon the death of Saturnino de la Fuente García of Spain,[5][6] Pérez became the world's oldest man,[1] and was validated by Guinness World Records on 4 February 2022,[7] being announced on 17 May. It was reported that he lacked any notable health issues.[1][4]

On his 113th birthday on 27 May 2022,[8][9] he partook in a large celebration with his family, attended by many members of the community.[10][11] He credits his longevity to working hard, praying the rosary twice a day, and drinking a glass of aguardiente every day.[4][9]

On 1 June 2022, following the death of Italian-Brazilian man Delio Venturotti (born 25 October 1909),[12] Pérez became the last known male born prior to 1910.[2]

As of May 2023, Pérez is the seventh-oldest validated man ever[13] and the ninth-oldest living person.[14]

See also

References
  1. "Oldest man living". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
  2. "Juan Vicente Pérez Mora". LongeviQuest. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
  3. LeoAl (2022-01-21). "Juan Vicente Pérez es ahora el hombre más longevo del mundo". Diario La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-11-12.
  4. "World's oldest man living confirmed as Juan Vicente Pérez aged 112". Guinness World Records. 2022-05-17. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
  5. "World's oldest man, Saturnino de la Fuente García, dies aged 112". Guinness World Records. 2022-01-18. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
  6. Madrid, David Sharrock. "World's oldest man Saturnino de la Fuente García dies aged 112". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
  7. "Oldest man in the world turns 113". MercoPress. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
  8. Alibhai, Zaina (2022-05-27). "World's oldest man reveals how he reached 113 and we say cheers to that". Metro. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
  9. CNA. "The oldest man in the world is 113 and prays the rosary twice a day". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
  10. "World's oldest man celebrates 113th birthday, shares the secret of long life". WION. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
  11. "World's oldest man turns 113 years old". Retrieved 2022-11-13.
  12. Peron, Jornalista Desiderio (2022-06-02). "Falece Venturotti, o italiano mais velho do mundo. Viveu 112 anos, sete meses e sete dias - Insieme" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-02-17.
  13. "Directory". LongeviQuest. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  14. "WSRL – GERONTOLOGY RESEARCH GROUP". Retrieved 2023-05-03.
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