Married to Pureza Quintanilla Lucero, his children were Reynaldo Emmanuel, Carmelita Linda, Fidelis, Quintin, Simeon Victorino, Bernardita, Teresita Luz, Roman Antonio, Agustin Claro, Anafe, Serena, and Josefina Pureza.

[1] In January 1920, he was appointed to the executive committee of the Partido Democrata, a newly formed political party, along with chairman Nicolas Rafols and vice chairman Vicente Rama on the visit of its president, Emiliano Tria Tirona.

At the party's convention held in Rafols' residence on January 15, 1921, Kintanar was chosen candidate of Cebu's 4th congressional district for the 1922 general elections and would be chosen again in 1925 and in 1930.

His election to the same legislative seat in 1941 was interrupted by World War II, and his term began in 1945 on the 1st Congress of the Commonwealth during the liberation period.

[4] In 1936, Manuel L. Quezon sent him a letter clarifying the president's position on the operation of Compañia Tabacalera and its attempts to rehabilitate one of its damaged ships, which Kintanar reportedly objected.