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{{infobox character|
{{infobox character|
|image = MariaLatore-GTALCS.jpg
|image = MariaLatore-GTAIII.jpg
|size = 160px
|game_1 = GTA III
|games = [[Grand Theft Auto III]]<br />[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]<br />[[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]
|game_2 = GTA San Andreas
|game_3 = GTA Liberty City Stories
|name = Maria Latore
|name = Maria Latore
|aka = Maria<br />Maria La Torra<br />Maria Leone
|aka = Maria<br />Maria Latorra<br />Maria Leone
|status = Unknown
|status =  
|gender = F
|gender =
|dob =  
|dob =  
|pob =  
|dob-comment =
|dod = [[The Exchange (GTA III)|Possibly]] October [[2001]]
|pob =
|home = [[Las Venturas]], [[State of San Andreas|San Andreas]]<br />[[Salvatore's Gentlemen's Club]], [[Saint Mark's]], [[Portland]], [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]]<br />[[Maria Latore's Apartment|Maria's Apartment]], Saint Mark's, Portland, Liberty City
|dod =  
|nationality = [[United States of America|American]]
|dod-comment =
|family = [[Salvatore Leone]] <small>(estranged husband, [[Sayonara Salvatore|deceased]])</small><br />[[Joey Leone]] <small>(step son)</small><br />[[Cedric Fotheringay]]<small> (former boyfriend, [[Biker Heat|deceased]])</small>
|home = [[Las Venturas]]<br />[[Salvatore's Gentlemen's Club]] in [[Saint Mark's]], [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]]<br />[[Maria Latore's Apartment|An apartment]] in Saint Mark's<br />[[Asuka Kasen's Condo]] in [[Newport]], Liberty City
|nationality = United States
|family = [[Salvatore Leone]] <small>(husband)</small><br />[[Joey Leone]] <small>(step son)</small>
|affiliations = [[Salvatore Leone]] <small>([[1992]] - [[2001]])</small><br />[[Joey Leone]] <small>(until [[2001]])</small><br>[[Leone Family]] <small>(until [[2001]])</small><br />[[Toni Cipriani]] <small>(until [[2001]])</small><br />[[Cedric Fotheringay]] <small>(until [[1998]])</small><br />[[Asuka Kasen]] <small>(until [[2001]])</small><br />[[Yakuza]] <small>(until [[2001]])</small><br>[[Chico]]<br>[[Claude]]
|affiliations = [[Salvatore Leone]] <small>([[1992]] - [[2001]])</small><br />[[Joey Leone]] <small>(until [[2001]])</small><br>[[Leone Family]] <small>(until [[2001]])</small><br />[[Toni Cipriani]] <small>(until [[2001]])</small><br />[[Cedric Fotheringay]] <small>(until [[1998]])</small><br />[[Asuka Kasen]] <small>(until [[2001]])</small><br />[[Yakuza]] <small>(until [[2001]])</small><br>[[Chico]]<br>[[Claude]]
|vehicles = Black [[Stretch]]
|vehicles = Black [[Stretch]]
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|voice = [[Debi Mazar]] <small>(GTA III & GTA San Andreas)</small><br />[[Fiona Gallagher]] <small>(GTA Liberty City Stories)</small>
|voice = [[Debi Mazar]] <small>(GTA III & GTA San Andreas)</small><br />[[Fiona Gallagher]] <small>(GTA Liberty City Stories)</small>
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'''Maria Latore''', also credited as '''Maria La Torra''' is a character in the [[3D Universe]] who appears as a main character in [[Grand Theft Auto III]], a minor character in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] and a supporting character in [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]. She is the estranged wife of [[Leone Family]] [[Gang Leaders|Don]] [[Salvatore Leone]] and step mother to his son, [[Joey Leone|Joey]]. She is voiced in GTA III and GTA San Andreas by [[Debi Mazar]], who has also appeared in shows such as ''Entourage'' and ''Civil Wars'', while in GTA Liberty City Stories she was voiced by [[Fiona Gallagher]].
'''Maria Latore''' (also credited as '''Maria La Torra''') is a character in the [[Grand Theft Auto]] series who appears as a main character in [[Grand Theft Auto III]] (set in [[2001]]), a minor character in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] (set in [[1992]]) and a supporting character in [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]] (set in [[1998]]). She is the estranged wife of [[Leone Family]] [[Gang Leaders|Don]] [[Salvatore Leone]] and step mother to his son, [[Joey Leone|Joey]]. She is voiced in GTA III and GTA San Andreas by [[Debi Mazar]], who has also appeared in shows such as ''Entourage'' and ''Civil Wars'', while in GTA Liberty City Stories she was voiced by [[Fiona Gallagher]].
   
   
==Character history==
==Character history==
===Life until 1998===
===Life until 1998===
[[File:MariaLatore-GTASA.jpg|left|thumb|160px|Maria as a waitress at [[Caligula's Palace]], [[Las Venturas]].]]
[[File:MariaLatore-GTASA.jpg|left|thumb|160px|Maria as a waitress at [[Caligula's Palace]], [[Las Venturas]].]]
Maria Latore was born in an unknown location, quite possibly in [[State of San Andreas|San Andreas]], and later moved to [[Las Venturas]] and became a waitress at the [[Sindacco Family]] run [[Caligula's Palace]] casino. Later, after the [[Leone Family|Leone]] and [[Forelli Family|Forelli]] families invest money into the casino, she meets and begins a relationship with Leone [[Gang Leaders|Don]] [[Salvatore Leone]]. At some point between [[1992]] and [[1998]] she marries Salvatore and moves into his [[Salvatore's Gentlemen's Club|home]] in [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]], before moving out into her own [[Maria Latore's Apartment|apartment]] in the same [[Saint Mark's|neighbourhood]].
Maria Latore was born in an unknown location, quite possibly in [[San Andreas in GTA III Era|San Andreas]], and later moved to [[Las Venturas]] to become a waitress at the [[Sindacco Family]] run [[Caligula's Palace]] casino. Later, after the [[Leone Family|Leone]] and [[Forelli Family|Forelli]] families invested money into the casino, she met [[Salvatore Leone]] and started a relationship with him. At some point between [[1992]] and [[1998]], she married Salvatore and moved into his [[Salvatore's Gentlemen's Club|home]] in [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]], before getting her own [[Maria Latore's Apartment|apartment]] in the same [[Saint Mark's|neighbourhood]].


===1998===
===1998===
In 1998, Maria and Salvatore's marriage is at rock bottom with the two not getting along and living separately, while Maria had become addicted to drugs. She had also begun to cheat on Salvatore, including with [[Liberty City Bikers|Biker]] leader [[Cedric Fotheringay|Cedric "Wayne" Fotheringay]], something that Salvatore was well aware of and often used in arguments. She attempted to sell Leone Family secrets to [[Ned Burner]] through e-mails, although the two never reached an agreement on a price. [[Toni Cipriani]] is assigned to chaperone her, often [[Taken For A Ride|resulting in Toni rescuing her from trouble]], including: helping her after she [[Shop 'Til You Strop|robbed three local stores]], 'winning' her in a [[Booby Prize|street race]], [[Biker Heat|killing Fortheringay]] after he attacked her, and saving her life after she [[Overdose of Trouble|overdosed]]. She shows romantic feelings toward Toni, who constantly declines her requests, although it takes a realisation that Toni has no money before she decided to stay with Salvatore: "I'm Salvatore's girl! He's loaded!"
In 1998 Maria and Salvatore's marriage was at rock bottom, with both of them not living together and Maria becoming addicted to drugs. She had also begun cheating on Salvatore with [[Liberty City Bikers|Biker]] leader [[Cedric Fotheringay|Cedric "Wayne" Fotheringay]], something that Salvatore was well aware of and often used in their arguments. She attempted to sell Leone Family secrets to [[Ned Burner]] through e-mails, although the two never reached an agreement on a price. [[Toni Cipriani]] was then assigned to chaperone her, something that often [[Taken For A Ride|resulted in him rescuing her from trouble]], including: helping her after she [[Shop 'Til You Strop|shoplifted three local stores]], 'winning' her in a [[Booby Prize|street race]], [[Biker Heat|killing her abusive boyfriend]], and saving her life after [[Overdose of Trouble|a drug overdose]]. During this period, she expressed a romantic interest towards Toni (who avoided her advances), an interest that ended when Maria realized that he had no money.


===Life until 2001===
===Life until 2001===
[[File:MariaLatore-GTAIII.jpg|left|thumb|160px|Maria Latore in [[2001]].]]
In [[2001]], her relationship with Salvatore remains at rock bottom, but the two are seemingly living together again. She is introduced to [[Claude]], who she calls "Fido", through Salvatore, who asks him to [[Chaperone|chaperone her for an evening]], something that results in Maria forcing Claude to take her to her dealer, and afterwards being chased out of a party by the police. Maria later tells Salvatore that she and Claude began dating, and as a result, Salvatore attempts to [[Last Requests|kill Claude]] with a [[Car Bomb|bomb]]-laden [[Cheetah|car]]. Maria, however, had alerted Claude and asked him to meet her at a small dock in [[Callahan Point]]. She then introduced him to her old friend [[Asuka Kasen]], and the three fled to [[Staunton Island]].


In [[2001]] she remains married to Salvatore Leone and has seemingly moved back in with him, although their relationship is remained at rock bottom, with Maria only remaining with Salvatore for his money. She is introduced to [[Claude]], who she calls "Fido", by Salvatore who asks him to [[Chaperone|chaperone her for an evening]]. Maria, still addicted to drugs, has Claude take her to drug dealer [[Chico]], who informed her of an illegal party at a warehouse in [[Atlantic Quays]]. Claude took her to the party and successfully managed to return her to Salvatore's home after being chased by the [[LCPD in GTA III Era|Liberty City Police Department]]. Maria later tells Salvatore that she and Claude had entered into a relationship, resulting in Salvatore attempting to [[Last Requests|kill]] Claude with a [[Car Bomb|bomb]]-laden [[Cheetah|car]]. Maria, however, paged Claude and had him meet her at a small dock in [[Callahan Point]]. She introduced Claude to her old friend [[Asuka Kasen]] and the three fled to [[Staunton Island]].
Asuka later hired Claude to [[Sayonara Salvatore|kill Salvatore, resulting in Maria becoming a widow]]. Maria and Asuka engaged in various activities such as going on a holiday to avoid a [[Paparazzi Purge|paparazzi]] and [[Two-Faced Tanner|shopping]]. Maria and Asuka eventually tortured [[Miguel]] together to extract information about the [[Colombian Cartel|Colombian Cartels]] operations. [[Catalina]], however, killed Asuka and Miguel, kidnapping Maria and taking her to [[Shoreside Vale]], demanding Claude to pay a [[Money|$]]500,000 [[Ransom (GTA III)|ransom]]. Claude paid the ransom at the [[Cartel Mansion|Cartels headquarters]] but was ambushed by the Cartel. Claude killed the Cartel members and followed Catalina to [[Cochrane Dam]], destroying her [[Helicopter (GTA III)|helicopter]] with a [[Rocket Launcher|rocket launcher]] and rescuing Maria. The two walked away from the scene, with Maria nervously talking while the screen faded to black, and the sound of a gunshot soon following.
 
Asuka later hired Claude to [[Sayonara Salvatore|kill Salvatore, resulting in Maria becoming a widow]]. Maria and Asuka engaged in various activities such as going on a holiday to avoid a [[Paparazzi Purge|paparazzi]] and [[Two-Faced Tanner|shopping]]. Maria and Asuka eventually tortured [[Miguel]] together to extract information about the [[Colombian Cartel|Colombian Cartels]] operations. [[Catalina]], however, killed Asuka and Miguel, kidnapping Maria and taking her to [[Shoreside Vale]], demanding Claude pay a [[Money|$]]500,000 [[Ransom (GTA III)|ransom]]. Claude paid the ransom at the [[Cartel Mansion|Cartels headquarters]] but was ambushed by the Cartel. Claude killed the Cartel members and followed Catalina to [[Cochrane Dam]], destroying her [[Helicopter (GTA III)|helicopter]] with a [[Rocket Launcher|rocket launcher]] and rescuing Maria. The two begin to walk away from the scene with Maria talking continuously as the screen fades to black, at which point a gunshot is heard.


==Personality==
==Personality==
Maria is secure about her looks, although she has no control over herself, using drugs (and at one point almost [[Overdose of Trouble|overdosing]]) and spending a lot of Salvatore's money. Despite her ability to get money, she also [[Shop 'Til You Strop|shoplifts]], leaving the trouble to either Salvatore or Toni Cipriani. She is also very dominating, a nymphomaniac, and perceives Salvatore's most trusted henchmen as lapdogs that do her bidding, calling them "fido" (as is the case with [[Claude]] in GTA III and [[Toni Cipriani]] in GTA Liberty City Stories<!--Cellphone call when player is first introduced to Maria's missions-->).
Maria has a high self-esteem but low self-control, something that becomes apparent with her spent of Salvatore's money, [[Overdose of Trouble|drug usage]] and [[Shop 'Til You Strop|shoplifting]]. She is also very talkative and is known to get lost in her ramblings. She can be a bit of an airhead as she constantly gets herself in sticky situations. One such example is when she told Salvatore that her and Claude had an affair, effectively making it lethal for Claude to visit Portland. In addition to being a nymphomaniac, she is also very dominating, and perceives Salvatore's most trusted henchmen as lapdogs that should do her bidding, and calling them "Fido" (as it is the case with [[Claude]] in GTA III and [[Toni Cipriani]] in GTA Liberty City Stories<!--Cellphone call when player is first introduced to Maria's missions-->).


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
[[File:MariaLatore-GTALCS.jpg|right|thumb|Maria Latore, in her leopard skin outfit, in [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories|GTA Liberty City Stories]].]]
[[File:MariaLatore-GTALCS.jpg|right|thumb|Maria Latore, in her leopard skin outfit, in [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories|GTA Liberty City Stories]].]]
*Maria's fate is left ambiguous after the events of GTA III by [[Rockstar Games]].<ref>[http://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/741/(updated)_asked_&_answered_–_re_vice_city_red_dead_redemption_and_chinatown_wars Rockstar Games Newswire]</ref> On December 15, 2011 Rockstar stated via Newswire that "We're not sure about this. Some think he did, and some think he didn’t. Certainly in an original version of the script, Maria had a longer, really annoying speech, but then someone in the audio department wisely put an end to that. Quite what that means for Maria, who can say. "
*It is possible that Claude has either killed Maria or just fired in the air to make her stop talking. [[Rockstar Games]] prefers to keep this ambiguous, so the interpretation of what actually happened is up to the player.<ref>[http://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/741/(updated)_asked_&_answered_–_re_vice_city_red_dead_redemption_and_chinatown_wars Rockstar Games Newswire]</ref> On December 15, 2011 Rockstar stated via the Newswire that "We're not sure about this. Some think he did, and some think he didn’t. Certainly in an original version of the script, Maria had a longer, really annoying speech, but then someone in the audio department wisely put an end to that. Quite what that means for Maria, who can say."<ref>[http://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/19861/grand-theft-auto-iii-your-questions-answered-part-one-claude-dar.html <nowiki>[Top Story]</nowiki> Grand Theft Auto III: Your Questions Answered – Part One (Claude, Darkel & Other Characters)], Rockstargames.com</ref>
*Maria can be heard of [[Chatterbox FM]] in [[Grand Theft Auto III]] discussing [[Claude]], stating that "he don't talk too much". This appearance appears throughout the game, including before she meets Claude and after her possible death, due to the radio stations being played on a loop.
*In [[Grand Theft Auto III]], Maria can be heard discussing [[Claude]] through [[Chatterbox FM]], stating that "he doesn't talk too much". Due to the radios being looped, this can be heard at any point during the game, even before Claude actually meets her.
*Maria holds an interest in leopard skin furniture, which she references on Chatterbox FM in GTA III and is evident in her clothing in GTA Liberty City Stories.
*Again in Chatterbox, Maria talks about her interest in leopard skin furniture. She seems fond of it, as the only time she doesn't wear anything with leopard print is during her appearance in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]].
*Maria Latore is listed as '''Maria La Torra''' in the credits for [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]].
*Maria Latore is listed as '''Maria La Torra''' in the credits for [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]].
*The only time Maria doesn't wear anything with leopard print is in her appearance in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]].
*Maria is brunette, but her artwork for GTA Liberty City Stories depicts her as a blonde.
*Maria is brunette but her artwork for GTA Liberty City Stories depicts her as a blonde.
*As can be seen in the mission "[[Biker Heat]]" in GTA Liberty City Stories, Maria is a fan of [[Love Fist]]; she has a poster of them on the wall above her bed.
*It is possible that Claude ends up killing Maria at the end of GTA III during the final cutscene. Maria is talking non-stop and as the screen fades out, a gunshot will go off and Maria will immediately stop. This is either to kill her or to just shut her up.


==Mission appearances==
==Mission appearances==
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*[[Payday For Ray]] <small>(Voice)</small>
*[[Payday For Ray]] <small>(Voice)</small>
*[[S.A.M.]]
*[[S.A.M.]]
*[[The Exchange (GTA III)|The Exchange]] <small>([[GTA III Era Character Deaths|Possible Death]])</small>
*[[The Exchange (GTA III)|The Exchange]] <small>([[Character Deaths in 3D Universe|Possible Death]])</small>


;GTA San Andreas
;GTA San Andreas
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:MariaLatore-Artwork2.jpg|Concept artwork for GTA Liberty City Stories
File:MariaLatore-GTAIII-PC.jpg|Full body character model in the PC version of GTA III.
File:MariaLatore-Artwork.jpg|Concept artwork of Maria Latore for GTA III
File:MariaLatore-GTAIII-Xbox.jpg|Full body character model in the Xbox version of GTA III.
File:MariaLatore-GTALCS-artwork.jpg|Concept artwork for GTA Liberty City Stories.
File:MariaLatore-GTAIII-artwork.jpg|Concept artwork of Maria Latore for GTA III.
File:MariaLatore'sApartment-GTALCS.jpg|Maria Latore's [[Maria Latore's Apartment|apartment]] in [[Saint Mark's]].
File:MariaLatore'sApartment-GTALCS.jpg|Maria Latore's [[Maria Latore's Apartment|apartment]] in [[Saint Mark's]].
File:S.A.M.-GTAIII.jpg|Maria and [[Asuka Kasen]] torturing [[Miguel]] during [[S.A.M.]]
File:S.A.M.-GTAIII.jpg|Maria and [[Asuka Kasen]] torturing [[Miguel]] during [[S.A.M.]].
</gallery>
</gallery>


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Latest revision as of 08:57, 12 June 2021

Character
Maria Latore
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Appearances GTA III
GTA San Andreas
GTA Liberty City Stories
Full Name Maria Latore
Aliases Maria
Maria Latorra
Maria Leone
Nationality American
Home Las Venturas
Salvatore's Gentlemen's Club in Saint Mark's, Liberty City
An apartment in Saint Mark's
Asuka Kasen's Condo in Newport, Liberty City
Family Salvatore Leone (husband)
Joey Leone (step son)
Main Affiliations Salvatore Leone (1992 - 2001)
Joey Leone (until 2001)
Leone Family (until 2001)
Toni Cipriani (until 2001)
Cedric Fotheringay (until 1998)
Asuka Kasen (until 2001)
Yakuza (until 2001)
Chico
Claude
Vehicles Black Stretch
Voiced by Debi Mazar (GTA III & GTA San Andreas)
Fiona Gallagher (GTA Liberty City Stories)
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Maria Latore, also credited as Maria La Torra is a character in the 3D Universe who appears as a main character in Grand Theft Auto III, a minor character in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and a supporting character in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories. She is the estranged wife of Leone Family Don Salvatore Leone and step mother to his son, Joey. She is voiced in GTA III and GTA San Andreas by Debi Mazar, who has also appeared in shows such as Entourage and Civil Wars, while in GTA Liberty City Stories she was voiced by Fiona Gallagher.

Character history

Life until 1998

Maria as a waitress at Caligula's Palace, Las Venturas.

Maria Latore was born in an unknown location, quite possibly in San Andreas, and later moved to Las Venturas to become a waitress at the Sindacco Family run Caligula's Palace casino. Later, after the Leone and Forelli families invested money into the casino, she met Salvatore Leone and started a relationship with him. At some point between 1992 and 1998, she married Salvatore and moved into his home in Liberty City, before getting her own apartment in the same neighbourhood.

1998

In 1998 Maria and Salvatore's marriage was at rock bottom, with both of them not living together and Maria becoming addicted to drugs. She had also begun cheating on Salvatore with Biker leader Cedric "Wayne" Fotheringay, something that Salvatore was well aware of and often used in their arguments. She attempted to sell Leone Family secrets to Ned Burner through e-mails, although the two never reached an agreement on a price. Toni Cipriani was then assigned to chaperone her, something that often resulted in him rescuing her from trouble, including: helping her after she shoplifted three local stores, 'winning' her in a street race, killing her abusive boyfriend, and saving her life after a drug overdose. During this period, she expressed a romantic interest towards Toni (who avoided her advances), an interest that ended when Maria realized that he had no money.

Life until 2001

In 2001, her relationship with Salvatore remains at rock bottom, but the two are seemingly living together again. She is introduced to Claude, who she calls "Fido", through Salvatore, who asks him to chaperone her for an evening, something that results in Maria forcing Claude to take her to her dealer, and afterwards being chased out of a party by the police. Maria later tells Salvatore that she and Claude began dating, and as a result, Salvatore attempts to kill Claude with a bomb-laden car. Maria, however, had alerted Claude and asked him to meet her at a small dock in Callahan Point. She then introduced him to her old friend Asuka Kasen, and the three fled to Staunton Island.

Asuka later hired Claude to kill Salvatore, resulting in Maria becoming a widow. Maria and Asuka engaged in various activities such as going on a holiday to avoid a paparazzi and shopping. Maria and Asuka eventually tortured Miguel together to extract information about the Colombian Cartels operations. Catalina, however, killed Asuka and Miguel, kidnapping Maria and taking her to Shoreside Vale, demanding Claude to pay a $500,000 ransom. Claude paid the ransom at the Cartels headquarters but was ambushed by the Cartel. Claude killed the Cartel members and followed Catalina to Cochrane Dam, destroying her helicopter with a rocket launcher and rescuing Maria. The two walked away from the scene, with Maria nervously talking while the screen faded to black, and the sound of a gunshot soon following.

Personality

Maria has a high self-esteem but low self-control, something that becomes apparent with her spent of Salvatore's money, drug usage and shoplifting. She is also very talkative and is known to get lost in her ramblings. She can be a bit of an airhead as she constantly gets herself in sticky situations. One such example is when she told Salvatore that her and Claude had an affair, effectively making it lethal for Claude to visit Portland. In addition to being a nymphomaniac, she is also very dominating, and perceives Salvatore's most trusted henchmen as lapdogs that should do her bidding, and calling them "Fido" (as it is the case with Claude in GTA III and Toni Cipriani in GTA Liberty City Stories).

Trivia

Maria Latore, in her leopard skin outfit, in GTA Liberty City Stories.
  • It is possible that Claude has either killed Maria or just fired in the air to make her stop talking. Rockstar Games prefers to keep this ambiguous, so the interpretation of what actually happened is up to the player.[1] On December 15, 2011 Rockstar stated via the Newswire that "We're not sure about this. Some think he did, and some think he didn’t. Certainly in an original version of the script, Maria had a longer, really annoying speech, but then someone in the audio department wisely put an end to that. Quite what that means for Maria, who can say."[2]
  • In Grand Theft Auto III, Maria can be heard discussing Claude through Chatterbox FM, stating that "he doesn't talk too much". Due to the radios being looped, this can be heard at any point during the game, even before Claude actually meets her.
  • Again in Chatterbox, Maria talks about her interest in leopard skin furniture. She seems fond of it, as the only time she doesn't wear anything with leopard print is during her appearance in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
  • Maria Latore is listed as Maria La Torra in the credits for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
  • Maria is brunette, but her artwork for GTA Liberty City Stories depicts her as a blonde.
  • As can be seen in the mission "Biker Heat" in GTA Liberty City Stories, Maria is a fan of Love Fist; she has a poster of them on the wall above her bed.

Mission appearances

GTA III
GTA San Andreas
GTA Liberty City Stories

Gallery

  • Full body character model in the PC version of GTA III.

    Full body character model in the PC version of GTA III.

  • Full body character model in the Xbox version of GTA III.

    Full body character model in the Xbox version of GTA III.

  • Concept artwork for GTA Liberty City Stories.

    Concept artwork for GTA Liberty City Stories.

  • Concept artwork of Maria Latore for GTA III.

    Concept artwork of Maria Latore for GTA III.

  • Maria Latore's apartment in Saint Mark's.

    Maria Latore's apartment in Saint Mark's.

  • Maria and Asuka Kasen torturing Miguel during S.A.M..

    Maria and Asuka Kasen torturing Miguel during S.A.M..

References

  1. ↑ Rockstar Games Newswire
  2. ↑ [Top Story] Grand Theft Auto III: Your Questions Answered – Part One (Claude, Darkel & Other Characters), Rockstargames.com
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