Overview

• López said that after a recent conciliation and a reunion nearly a year in the making, Cueva returned the children early and left them at the building lobby without notifying her.
• She also alleged that Cueva left their youngest child with an unknown man while he went to pick up a sibling, calling the episode painful.
• The couple’s three children appeared on television for the first time, expressing affection for their mother and speaking about their father and interests.
• Hours before the broadcast, Cueva shared a photo of the children smiling in Emelec jerseys, which outlets reported fueled speculation of a move to Ecuador that remains unverified.
• Reports describe ongoing messages between the parents about visitation, with no confirmed legal custody arrangement or publicly verified information on the children’s current location.