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Lucía Zárate
Mexican entertainer with dwarfism (1864–1890)
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| Born | (1864-01-02)January 2, 1864 Veracruz, Mexico |
| Died | January 15, 1890(1890-01-15) (aged 26) Sierra Nevada, US |
| Known for | "Lightest Recorded Adult" |
| Height | 50.8 cm (20.0 in) (claimed) 68 cm (26.8 in) (GWR)[1] |
Lucía Zárate (January 2, 1864 – January 15, 1890) was a Mexican entertainer with dwarfism who performed in sideshows.
Zárate is the first person to have been identified with Majewski osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism type II.[2] She was entered into the Guinness World Records as the "lightest recorded adult", weighing 4.7 pounds (2.1 kg) at the age of 17.[3][4]
Early life
She was born in Veracruz, Mexico, and settled on the Agostadero, (later Cempoala), Veracruz.
According to an 1894 article in Strand Magazine, Zárate achieved her full growth by the age of on