It all started as a secret: when Julio César Mora Tapia was 31, he quietly married Waldramina Maclovia Quinteros Reyes, 25, despite the disapproval of their two families.Today, 79 years later, they officially have the oldest married couple in the country.World.
Now 110 and 104 years old respectively, Tapia and Quinteros are healthy.With a total of 214 years and 358 days, Guinness World Records awarded them certification to the world’s oldest married couple in August.
Tapia was born on March 10, 1910, and Quinteros was born on October 16, 1915.Se met on vacation because her sister married her cousin, and they were first friends before entering into a relationship and getting married seven years later.
She said she had fallen in love with her loving young spirit and poetry and he said she had fallen in love with her beauty, her long conversations, her great center and her company character.
The couple married on February 7, 1941, surrounded by their best man and closest friends, in a rite in the oldest church in Quito, Ecuador, The Church of El Belén, their joyfuls did not get along at first, but over the years, the couple able to bring families closer together.
“The love and adulthood we have had as a couple since the beginning of the marriage has allowed us to get to know each other and grow emotionally to outline our future,” the couple said in a statement.”It wasn’t simple because our loved ones didn’t have intelligent relationships, but with time and patience we managed to unite them and be an example and the most productive benchmark for younger generations.”
Tapia and Quinteros are retired teachers. They live in Quito and say they are ahead of seeing their families and enjoyed after the coronavirus pandemic.
The couple have a giant circle of relatives: 4 surviving children, 11 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren; his eldest son died at the age of 58.
They are incredibly proud that their five children have graduated from college, believing that this is one of the greatest achievements and the most productive legacy they can leave.”Schooling based on the circle of family values are the keys to healthy coexistence,” the couple said.
“The secret: love matures in mutual respect,” the couple added.
One of her daughters, Aura Cecilia, said the circle of relatives enjoyed going to the videos and the theater together, harvesting plants and sharing food with the circle of family and friends at large dinners, but with the pandemic, it was difficult to stay connected.
They said they were ahead of the reunion with their family.
“It’s true that right now it’s complicated because we’re beaten by the pandemic that’s affecting the global and we still have no solution,” they said.”However, the first step for us to stick to the regulations with respect and love life.”