His father, Roberto Lombana, is a native of Proaza, Asturias, Spain[2] and he is the great-nephew of Clara González, who founded the National Feminist Party of Panama in the 1920s and was the first Panamanian female lawyer.

Lombana also worked at the newspaper La Prensa as chief of information and then editorial deputy director.

[4] Lombana also ran an anti-corruption campaign called "‘Juego Limpio Panamá" (Play Fair Panama).

On 24 December 2018, Lombana chose the former magistrate of the Electoral Tribunal, Guillermo Márquez Amado, as his running mate.

His campaign called for austerity, a new constitution, anti-corruption measures, social security reforms and immigration control.