Faustina Sarmiento Pupo | |
Sarmiento Pupo on her 113th birthday | |
Birth: | 15 February 1905 Cuba |
Death: | 16 September 2019 Holguin, Cuba |
Age: | 114 years, 213 days |
Country: | CUB |
Validated |
Faustina Sarmiento Pupo (15 February 1905 – 16 September 2019) was a Cuban supercentenarian whose age was validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) on 6 September 2019. She is the oldest (known) person ever born in Cuba and the first validated supercentenarian who died in Cuba.
Biography
Faustina Sarmiento Pupo was born in Cuba, on 15 February 1905. She married at the age of 17 and had 5 daughters.
In 2018, she had 30 grandchildren, 56 great-grandchildren, 41 great-great-grandchildren and 19 great-great-great-grandchildren. At that time, her two daughters were alive at the ages of 96 and 86. Although she had problems with hearing, she had a great memory. At the age of 110 she was still able to walk unassisted.
Sarmiento Pupo died in the city of Holguin, Cuba, on 16 September 2019, at the age of 114 years, 213 days. At the time she was the sixth-oldest living person and the oldest living person in North American and Caribbean regions.
Gallery
References
- Youtube video February 2015
- Hija holguinera de mambí cumple 113 años Visión desde Cuba, 15 February 2018
- Death Announcement