María Eugenia Cordovez Pontón (November 11, 1934 – September 30, 2012) served as the former First Lady of Ecuador from 1984 to 1988.

[1] As First Lady, Cordovez served as the chairwoman of Ecuador's National Institute for Children and Family (Innfa).

[1] She and former President Febres Cordero divorced in 1988 after thirty-four years of marriage.

[2] Cordovez died from cardiac arrest at her home Guayaquil, Ecuador, on September 30, 2012.

[1][4][3] She was buried at Cemetery Parque de la Paz in Samborondón.