In January 1957, he proposed and executed for the city of CartagenaLas Botas Viejas, a monument in honor of the Cartagena poet Luis Carlos López [es], in allusion to his poem entitled "A mi Ciudad Nativa".[2] The sculpture stood in Cartagena until the mid-1990s, when it was demolished to make way for a bridge. His brother, Héctor, recreated the sculpture and placed it by Castle San Felipe de Barajas.[3]
Héctor's bronze recreation of Las Botas Viejas in Cartagena
In 1975, Lombana and his co-conspirator, Pietro Tirasso, were arrested for drug trafficking in the United States by attempting to distribute 20 kilograms of cocaine.[7]
Legacy
In 2019, Daniela Abad, the granddaughter of Lombana, produced a documentary about Tito Lombana, documenting his life in sculpting and in drug trafficking.[8] It premiered at the Cartagena de Indias International Film Festival.[9]
^Rojas Herazo, Héctor; García Usta, Jorge (2003). Obra periodística, 1940 - 1970. T. 1: Vigilia de las lámparas / [Rojas Herazo, Héctor ; García Usta, Jorge] (in Spanish) (1 ed.). Medellín: Fondo Ed. Univ. EAFIT. p. 507. ISBN978-958-8173-43-6.