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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 Xbox version of GTA III.
Concept artwork for GTA Liberty City Stories.
Concept artwork of Maria Latore for GTA III.
Maria Latore's apartment in Saint Mark's.
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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+{{infobox character|
-{{infobox character
+|image = MariaLatore-GTAIII.jpg
-|name        = Maria Latore
+|game_1 = GTA III
-|image       = MariaLatoreArtwork.jpg
+|game_2 = GTA San Andreas
-|games        = [[Grand Theft Auto III]]<br>[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]<br>[[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]
+|game_3 = GTA Liberty City Stories
-|aka         = Maria
+|name = Maria Latore
-|gender       = F
+|aka = Maria<br />Maria Latorra<br />Maria Leone
-|dob         = 4th Apri, 1975
+|status =
-|pob         = Liberty City
+|gender =
-|dod         = Possibly [[2001]]
+|dob =
-|home         = [[Maria Latore's apartment]] and [[Salvatore's Gentlemen's Club]], both in [[Saint Mark's]], [[Portland Island]], [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]]
+|dob-comment =
-|nationality  = [[United States of America|American]]
+|pob =
-|family       = [[Salvatore Leone]] (husband)<br>[[Cedric Fotheringay]] (boyfriend)<br>
+|dod =
-[[Claude]] (boyfriend) <br>
+|dod-comment =
-[[Joey Leone]] (step-son)
+|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
-|affiliations = [[Leone Family]]<br>[[Cedric Fotheringay]]<br>[[Yakuza]]<br>[[Asuka Kasen]]<br>[[Chico]]
+|nationality = United States
-|vehicles     = Stretch Limo
+|family = [[Salvatore Leone]] <small>(husband)</small><br />[[Joey Leone]] <small>(step son)</small>
-|businesses   = Robbery
+|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]]
-|voice       = [[Debi Mazar]]<br>[[Fiona Gallagher]]
+|vehicles = Black [[Stretch]]
+|businesses =
+|voice = [[Debi Mazar]] <small>(GTA III & GTA San Andreas)</small><br />[[Fiona Gallagher]] <small>(GTA Liberty City Stories)</small>
 }}
-[[File:MariaLatoreGTAIII.jpg|right|thumb|Maria Latore in GTA III.]]
+'''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 referred to as '''Maria La Torra''' in the credits of [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]) is a character in [[Grand Theft Auto III]], GTA San Andreas and [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]. She was voiced by [[Debi Mazar]] in GTA III and GTA San Andreas, and by [[Fiona Gallagher]] in GTA Liberty City Stories. She is, from some point between [[1992]] and [[1998]], the wife of [[Salvatore Leone]] and step mother of his son [[Joey Leone|Joey]]. She also owns an [[Maria Latore's apartment|apartment]] in [[Saint Mark's]], [[Portland Island]], [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]].
-<br />
+==Character history==
-Maria appears briefly in GTA San Andreas, working as a waitress at the [[Mafia]] run [[Caligula's Palace]] casino in [[Las Venturas]]. She begins a relationship with [[Leone Family]] [[Boss|Don]] Salvatore Leone and at sometime before 1998 marries him.
+===Life until 1998===
+[[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 [[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]].
-[[Image:Salvatore Leone and Maria Latore.jpg|left|thumb|Maria and [[Salvatore Leone]] at [[Caligula's Palace]], [[Las Venturas]].]]
+===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 [[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.
-By 1998 (the setting of GTA Liberty City Stories), Maria's remains married to Salvatore, although the two no longer get along, with the two living separately. Maria has also become a methamphetamine addict and frequently cheats on Salvatore, including [[Cedric Fotheringay]], better known as Wayne. [[Toni Cipriani]] is occasionally assigned to chaperone her and often gets her out of trouble. This includes driving her to safety after she [[Shop 'Til You Strop|robs some stores]], winning a [[Booby Prize|race]] after Maria had put herself as the first prize, [[Biker Heat|killing]] Cedric Fotheringay after he had hit her and driving her to some zap to [[Overdose of Trouble|stop her overdosing]]. She does show feelings toward Toni, but after realising he has no money, states that "I'm Salvatore's girl! He's loaded!"
+===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|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]].
-She continues her relationship with Salvatore Leone to continue using his money. In [[2001]] (the setting of GTA III) she is introduced to [[Claude]], when Salvatore asks him to "look after her for the evening". She remains addicted to drugs, having Claude drive her to [[Chico]]. She later informs Salvatore that she and Claude are an item, resulting in Salvatore attempting to [[Last Requests|kill Claude]] and Maria paging him to meet her at a small dock in [[Callahan Point]]. This interest in Claude can also be heard on the [[Chatterbox FM]] radio station, where she says that Claude "don't talk too much". Maria explains the situation to Claude and introduces him to [[Yakuza]] co-leader and long time friend [[Asuka Kasen]], who later employs Claude.
+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.
-Maria continues to appear alongside Asuka after&nbsp;Claude and&nbsp;her&nbsp;leaves Portland. This includes the period when [[Miguel]] was tortured and interrogated, as Asuka seemed to gain a sexual thrill out of it. Maria and Asuka extract information from Miguel about the [[Colombian Cartel]] operations, allowing Claude to target the Cartel more effectively. The Cartel and its leader, [[Catalina]], then kill Asuka and kidnap Maria, leaving a ransom note. Claude [[The Exchange (Mission)|rescues]] her and kills Catalina, although Maria's fate is unknown. At the end of GTA III as the screen fades to black with Maria talking continuously, a gunshot is heard followed by silence. It remains unknown whether the gunshot was to kill or silence Maria. Rockstar themselves stated that Maria's fate is ambiguous.<ref>[http://www.rockstargames.com/news/2009/09/18/741/(updated)_asked_&_answered_%E2%80%93_re_vice_city_red_dead_redemption_and_chinatown_wars Rockstar News Wire]</ref>&nbsp;Though Maria continues to appear on chatterbox after this it is a moot point since the stations loop continuously.
+==Personality==
+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-->).
-[[Image:GTALCS_Maria.jpg|left|thumb|110px|Maria Latore, in her leopard skin outfit, in GTA Liberty City Stories]]
+==Trivia==
-==Personality==
+[[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 is secure about her looks, although she has no control over herself, using drugs (and at one point almost 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 very dominating, and a nymphomaniac. Maria also 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.
+*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>
+*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
+*[[Chaperone]]
+*[[Last Requests]]
+*[[Sayonara Salvatore]]
+*[[Payday For Ray]] <small>(Voice)</small>
+*[[S.A.M.]]
+*[[The Exchange (GTA III)|The Exchange]] <small>([[Character Deaths in 3D Universe|Possible Death]])</small>
-==GTA San Andreas Mission Appearances==
+;GTA San Andreas
-* [[Freefall]]
+*[[Freefall]]
-* [[Saint Mark's Bistro]]
+*[[Saint Mark's Bistro]]
-==GTA Liberty City Stories Mission Appearances==
+;GTA Liberty City Stories
-* [[Ho Selecta!]]
+*[[Ho Selecta!]]
-* [[Shop 'Til You Strop]] (boss)
+*[[Shop 'Til You Strop]] <small>(Boss)</small>
-* [[Taken For A Ride]] (boss)
+*[[Taken For A Ride]] <small>(Boss)</small>
-* [[Booby Prize]] (boss)
+*[[Booby Prize]] <small>(Boss)</small>
-* [[Biker Heat]] (boss)
+*[[Biker Heat]] <small>(Boss)</small>
-* [[Overdose of Trouble]] (boss)
+*[[Overdose of Trouble]] <small>(Boss)</small>
-* [[Contra-Banned]]
+*[[Contra-Banned]]
-* [[The Trouble with Triads]]
+*[[The Trouble with Triads]]
-==GTA III Mission Appearances==
+==Gallery==
-* [[Chaperone]]
+<gallery>
-* [[Last Requests]]
+File:MariaLatore-GTAIII-PC.jpg|Full body character model in the PC version of GTA III.
-* [[Sayonara Salvatore]]
+File:MariaLatore-GTAIII-Xbox.jpg|Full body character model in the Xbox version of GTA III.
-* [[Payday For Ray]]
+File:MariaLatore-GTALCS-artwork.jpg|Concept artwork for GTA Liberty City Stories.
-* [[S.A.M.]]
+File:MariaLatore-GTAIII-artwork.jpg|Concept artwork of Maria Latore for GTA III.
-* [[The Exchange (Mission)|The Exchange]]
+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.]].
+</gallery>
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