Maria José Garino (née Pantoja Leite) - of Buenos Aires, Argentina - turned 109 on 17 March 2023. She was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 17 March 1914 to parents José Pautaga Leite and Olga Brandão Pantoja. She married Henrique Garino in 1937. She has a PhD in chemistry, and is a classically trained pianist.
Video of her playing piano from 2019, aged 105:
Another video of her playing Arabesque by Claude Debussy, at age 104: (one of my favorite piano pieces):
2018 interview:
Happy birthday!
Profile picture: Marita Camacho Quirós (1911-Present)
Another video from her 109th birthday:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Q5mhMvH2lRg
Profile picture: Marita Camacho Quirós (1911-Present)
She also has a profile on LongeviQuest now.
Profile picture: Marita Camacho Quirós (1911-Present)