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|name = Maria Latore
 
|name = Maria Latore
|image = MariaLatore-GTAIII.jpg
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|image = <gallery>
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MariaLaTorra-GTASA.jpg|1992
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MariaLatore-GTALCS.jpg|1998
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MariaLatore-GTAIII.jpg|2001
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</gallery>
 
|size = 160px
 
|size = 160px
 
|games = ''[[Grand Theft Auto III]]''<br>''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]''<br>''[[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]''
 
|games = ''[[Grand Theft Auto III]]''<br>''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]''<br>''[[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]''
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|home = [[Las Venturas]], [[State of San Andreas|San Andreas]]<br>[[Salvatore's Gentlemen's Club]], [[Saint Mark's]], [[Portland Island]], [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]]<br>[[Maria Latore's Apartment|Maria's Apartment]], [[Saint Mark's]], [[Portland Island]], [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]]
 
|home = [[Las Venturas]], [[State of San Andreas|San Andreas]]<br>[[Salvatore's Gentlemen's Club]], [[Saint Mark's]], [[Portland Island]], [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]]<br>[[Maria Latore's Apartment|Maria's Apartment]], [[Saint Mark's]], [[Portland Island]], [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]]
 
|nationality = {{Flagicon|Italy|Flag of Italy}} {{Flagicon|United States of America|Flag of the United States}} [[Italy|Italian]]-[[United States of America|American]]
 
|nationality = {{Flagicon|Italy|Flag of Italy}} {{Flagicon|United States of America|Flag of the United States}} [[Italy|Italian]]-[[United States of America|American]]
|family = [[Salvatore Leone]] <small>(Husband)</small><br>[[Joey Leone]] <small>(Step Son)</small><br>[[Claude]] <small>(Lover)</small><br>Unnamed sister<br>Unnamed father<br>Unnamed mother
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|family = [[Salvatore Leone]] <small>(Husband)</small>{{Status|D1=y}}[[Joey Leone]] <small>(Step Son)</small><br>[[Claude]] <small>(Lover)</small><br>Unnamed sister<br>Unnamed father<br>Unnamed mother
|affiliations = [[Salvatore Leone]] <small>(Formerly)</small><br>[[Leone Family]] <small>(Formerly)</small><br>[[Toni Cipriani]] <small>(Formerly)</small><br>[[Claude]]<br>[[Yakuza]]<br>[[Asuka Kasen]]<br>[[Cedric Fotheringay]] <small>(Formerly)</small><br>[[Chico]]
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|affiliations = [[Salvatore Leone]] <small>(Formerly)</small>{{Status|D1=y}}[[Leone Family]] <small>(Formerly)</small><br>[[Toni Cipriani]] <small>(Formerly)</small><br>[[Claude]]<br>[[Yakuza]]<br>[[Asuka Kasen]]{{Status|D1=y}}[[Cedric Fotheringay]] <small>(Formerly)</small>{{Status|D1=y}}[[Chico (GTA III)|Chico]]{{Status|D2=y}}
 
|vehicles = Black [[Stretch]]
 
|vehicles = Black [[Stretch]]
 
|voice = [[Debi Mazar]] <small>(GTA III/GTA SA)</small><br>[[Fiona Gallagher]] <small>(GTA LCS)</small>
 
|voice = [[Debi Mazar]] <small>(GTA III/GTA SA)</small><br>[[Fiona Gallagher]] <small>(GTA LCS)</small>
 
|businesses = Waitress of [[Caligula's Palace]] (Formerly)
 
|businesses = Waitress of [[Caligula's Palace]] (Formerly)
 
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}}
 
 
{{Quote|Listen, Salvatore thinks that we're going behind his back, so he was offering you to the Cartel in order to make a deal. I couldn't let him do that, I mean the worst thing is, it's all my fault... because I told him, we were an item. Don't ask me why. I don't know. Look, you're a marked man on Mafia turf and I've got to get out of here too. I've seen too much killing.| Maria Latore}}
 
{{Quote|Listen, Salvatore thinks that we're going behind his back, so he was offering you to the Cartel in order to make a deal. I couldn't let him do that, I mean the worst thing is, it's all my fault... because I told him, we were an item. Don't ask me why. I don't know. Look, you're a marked man on Mafia turf and I've got to get out of here too. I've seen too much killing.| Maria Latore}}
   
'''Maria Latore''' (also credited as '''Maria La Torra''') is a character in [[Grand Theft Auto]] series who appears as the [[deuteragonist]] in [[Grand Theft Auto III]] (set in [[2001]]), a minor character in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] (set in [[1992]]) and a main character [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]] (set in [[1998]]). She is the wife of [[Leone Family]] [[Boss|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 ''"[[wp:Entourage (TV series)|Entourage]]"'' and ''"[[wp:Civil Wars (TV series)|Civil Wars]]"'', whilst in GTA Liberty City Stories she was voiced by [[Fiona Gallagher]].
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'''Maria Latore''' (also credited as '''Maria La Torra''') is a character in the ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]'' series who appears as the [[deuteragonist]] in'' [[Grand Theft Auto III]]'' (set in [[2001]]), a minor character in ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'' (set in [[1992]]) and a main character in ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]'' (set in [[1998]]).
   
 
==Biography==
 
==Biography==
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===Overview===
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She is the wife of [[Leone Family]]'s boss [[Salvatore Leone|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]], whilst in ''GTA Liberty City Stories'' she was voiced by [[Fiona Gallagher]].
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===Life until 1992===
 
===Life until 1992===
 
[[File:MariaLaTorra-GTASA.jpg|left|thumb|160px|Maria as a waitress at [[Caligula's Palace]], [[Las Venturas]].]]
 
[[File:MariaLaTorra-GTASA.jpg|left|thumb|160px|Maria as a waitress at [[Caligula's Palace]], [[Las Venturas]].]]
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===1998===
 
===1998===
In 1998, Maria and Salvatore's marriage is at rock bottom with the two not getting along and living separately, whilst Maria has become addicted to drugs. She has also begun to cheat on Salvatore with various men, including with [[Liberty City Bikers|Biker]] leader [[Cedric Fotheringay|Cedric "Wayne" Fotheringay]], something that Salvatore is well aware of and often uses in [[Contra-Banned|arguments]]. She attempts to sell Leone Family secrets to [[Ned Burner]] through e-mails, although the two never reach 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|robs some stores]], 'winning' her in a [[Booby Prize|street race]], [[Biker Heat|killing Fortheringay]] after he attacks her, and [[Overdose of Trouble|saving her life after she overdoses]]. She shows romantic feelings toward Toni, who constantly declines her requests, although it takes a realization that Toni has no money before she decides to stay with Salvatore: "I'm Salvatore's girl! He's loaded! Don't you ever hit on me again!"
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In 1998, Maria and Salvatore's marriage is at rock bottom with the two not getting along and living separately, whilst Maria has become addicted to [[drugs]]. She has also begun to cheat on Salvatore with various men, including with [[Liberty City Bikers|Biker]] leader [[Cedric Fotheringay|Cedric "Wayne" Fotheringay]], something that Salvatore is well aware of and often uses in [[Contra-Banned|arguments]]. She attempts to sell Leone Family secrets to [[Ned Burner]] through e-mails, although the two never reach 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|robs some stores]], 'winning' her in a [[Booby Prize|street race]], [[Biker Heat|killing Fortheringay]] after he attacks her, and [[Overdose of Trouble|saving her life after she overdoses]]. She shows romantic feelings toward Toni, who constantly declines her requests, although it takes a realization that Toni has no money before she decides to stay with Salvatore: ''"I'm Salvatore's girl! He's loaded! Don't you ever hit on me again!"''
   
 
===Life until 2001===
 
===Life until 2001===
[[File:MariaLatore-Artwork.jpg|left|thumb|160px|Artwork of Maria Latore in [[2001]].]]
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[[File:MariaLatore-Artwork.jpg|left|thumb|160px|Artwork of Maria Latore in 2001.]]
 
In [[2001]], she remains married to Salvatore Leone and has seemingly moved back in with him, although their relationship is still 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|look after her for an evening]]. Maria, who is still addicted to drugs, has Claude take her to drug dealer [[Chico]] who deals in [[Chinatown]], who informs her of an illegal party at a warehouse in [[Atlantic Quays]]. Claude takes her to the party and successfully manages 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 have entered into a relationship, resulting in Salvatore attempting to [[Last Requests|kill]] Claude with a bomb-laden [[Cheetah]]. Maria, however, pages Claude and has him meet her at a small dock in [[Callahan Point]]. She introduces Claude to her old friend [[Asuka Kasen]] and the three flee to [[Staunton Island]].
 
In [[2001]] she remains married to Salvatore Leone and has seemingly moved back in with him, although their relationship is still 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|look after her for an evening.]] Maria, who is still addicted to drugs, has Claude take her to drug dealer [[Chico]] who deals in [[Chinatown]], who informs her of an illegal party at a warehouse in [[Atlantic Quays]]. Claude takes her to the party and successfully manages 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 have entered into a relationship, resulting in Salvatore attempting to [[Last Requests|kill]] Claude with a bomb-laden [[Cheetah]]. Maria, however, pages Claude and has him meet her at a small dock in [[Callahan Point]]. She introduces Claude to her old friend [[Asuka Kasen]] and the three flee to [[Staunton Island]].
 
   
 
Asuka later hires Claude to [[Sayonara Salvatore|kill Salvatore, resulting in Maria becoming a widow]]. Maria and Asuka engage in various activities such as going on a holiday to avoid a [[Paparazzi Purge|paparazzi]] and [[Two-Faced Tanner|shopping]]. Maria and Asuka eventually [[S.A.M.|torture]] [[Miguel]] together to extract information about the [[Colombian Cartel]]s operations. [[Catalina]], however, assaults Asuka and Miguel, kidnapping Maria and taking her to [[Shoreside Vale]], demanding Claude to pay a [[Money|$]]500,000 [[Ransom (GTA III)|ransom]]. Claude pays the ransom at the [[Cartel Mansion|Cartels headquarters]] but is ambushed by the Cartel. Claude kills the Cartel members and follows Catalina to [[Cochrane Dam]], destroying her [[Helicopter (GTA III)|helicopter]] with a [[Rocket Launcher|rocket launcher]] and rescuing Maria.
 
Asuka later hires Claude to [[Sayonara Salvatore|kill Salvatore, resulting in Maria becoming a widow]]. Maria and Asuka engage in various activities such as going on a holiday to avoid a [[Paparazzi Purge|paparazzi]] and [[Two-Faced Tanner|shopping]]. Maria and Asuka eventually [[S.A.M.|torture]] [[Miguel]] together to extract information about the [[Colombian Cartel]]s operations. [[Catalina]], however, assaults Asuka and Miguel, kidnapping Maria and taking her to [[Shoreside Vale]], demanding Claude to pay a [[Money|$]]500,000 [[Ransom (GTA III)|ransom]]. Claude pays the ransom at the [[Cartel Mansion|Cartels headquarters]] but is ambushed by the Cartel. Claude kills the Cartel members and follows Catalina to [[Cochrane Dam]], destroying her [[Helicopter (GTA III)|helicopter]] with a [[Rocket Launcher|rocket launcher]] and rescuing Maria.
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There have been various theories about what happened. One is that Claude shot and killed Maria, with several different reasons suggested. Another is that Claude fired a gun into the air to make Maria stop talking, with other reasons suggested. Still another theory is that it was an unknown assailant who fired the gun.
 
There have been various theories about what happened. One is that Claude shot and killed Maria, with several different reasons suggested. Another is that Claude fired a gun into the air to make Maria stop talking, with other reasons suggested. Still another theory is that it was an unknown assailant who fired the gun.
   
Rockstar Game's official response to fan questions about the incident was that "''Certainly gun shots were fired but nobody is sure as to exactly what happened.''" <ref>http://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/741/updated-asked-answered-re-vice-city-red-dead-redemption-and-chin.html</ref>
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[[Rockstar Games]]' official response to fan questions about the incident was that "''Certainly gun shots were fired but nobody is sure as to exactly what happened.''" <ref>http://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/741/updated-asked-answered-re-vice-city-red-dead-redemption-and-chin.html</ref>
   
 
==Personality==
 
==Personality==
 
[[File:MariaLatore-GTALCS.jpg|right|thumb|Maria Latore, in her leopard skin outfit, in [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]].]] 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, a man eater, a gold digger 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 after the mission [[Ho Selecta!]] is when the player is first introduced to Maria's missions-->).
 
[[File:MariaLatore-GTALCS.jpg|right|thumb|Maria Latore, in her leopard skin outfit, in [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]].]] 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, a man eater, a gold digger 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 after the mission [[Ho Selecta!]] is when the player is first introduced to Maria's missions-->).
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==Mission appearances==
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==Mission Appearances==
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===''Grand Theft Auto III''===
;GTA III
 
 
*[[Chaperone]]
 
*[[Chaperone]]
 
*[[Last Requests]]
 
*[[Last Requests]]
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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>(Possible Death)</small>
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*[[The Exchange (GTA III)|The Exchange]] <small>(Possible death)</small>
   
;GTA San Andreas
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===''Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas''===
 
*[[Freefall]]
 
*[[Freefall]]
 
*[[Saint Mark's Bistro]]
 
*[[Saint Mark's Bistro]]
   
;GTA Liberty City Stories
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===''Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories''===
 
*[[Ho Selecta!]]
 
*[[Ho Selecta!]]
 
*[[Shop 'Til You Strop]] <small>(Boss)</small>
 
*[[Shop 'Til You Strop]] <small>(Boss)</small>
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==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
*Maria can be heard on [[Chatterbox FM]] in [[Grand Theft Auto III]] discussing [[Claude]], stating that "he don't talk too much". This statement can be heard throughout the game, including before Maria meets Claude and after her possible death, due to the radio stations being played on a loop.
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*Maria can be heard on [[Chatterbox FM]] in ''[[Grand Theft Auto III]]'' discussing [[Claude]], stating that "''he don't talk too much''". This statement can be heard throughout the game, including before Maria meets Claude and after her possible death, due to the radio stations being played on a loop.
 
*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''. The only time Maria doesn't wear anything with leopard print is in her appearance in ''GTA San Andreas''.
 
*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''. The only time Maria doesn't wear anything with leopard print is in her appearance in ''GTA San Andreas''.
*Maria Latore, (along with Salvatore Leone, [[Luigi Goterelli]], [[8-Ball]], [[Joey Leone]], and Toni Cipriani, in that order) appears on posters for the film ''[[Badfellas]]'' in GTA III. This is a reference to the film ''[[:wp:Goodfellas|Goodfellas]]''.
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*Maria Latore, (along with Salvatore Leone, [[Luigi Goterelli]], [[8-Ball]], [[Joey Leone]], and Toni Cipriani, in that order) appears on posters for the film ''[[Badfellas]]'' in ''GTA III''. This is a reference to the film ''[[:wp:Goodfellas|Goodfellas]]''.
 
*Maria's favorite [[Radio Stations in GTA III|radio station]] is [[Rise FM]].
 
*Maria's favorite [[Radio Stations in GTA III|radio station]] is [[Rise FM]].
 
*Maria has brown hair, but in her artwork for Liberty City Stories, she is blonde.
 
*Maria has brown hair, but in her artwork for Liberty City Stories, she is blonde.
*It is possible to kill Maria in [[Chaperone]] by killing Chico before Maria talks to him as she will leave and the player can kill her, but it is more than likely that she would commit suicide, by running into the river and drown.
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*It is possible to kill Maria in [[Chaperone]] by killing Chico before Maria talks to him as she will leave and the player can kill her, but it is more than likely that she would commit suicide, by running into the river and drowning.
*Maria, [[Lance Vance]], [[Cisco]], and [[Lester Crest]] are the three deuteragonists not to be introduced in the [[protagonists]] first mission.
 
   
 
==References==
 
==References==
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Listen, Salvatore thinks that we're going behind his back, so he was offering you to the Cartel in order to make a deal. I couldn't let him do that, I mean the worst thing is, it's all my fault... because I told him, we were an item. Don't ask me why. I don't know. Look, you're a marked man on Mafia turf and I've got to get out of here too. I've seen too much killing.
— Maria Latore

Maria Latore (also credited as Maria La Torra) is a character in the Grand Theft Auto series who appears as the deuteragonist in Grand Theft Auto III (set in 2001), a minor character in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (set in 1992) and a main character in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (set in 1998).

Biography

Overview

She is the wife of Leone Family's boss Don Salvatore Leone and step mother to his son, Joey. She is voiced in GTA III and GTA San Andreas by Debi Mazar, whilst in GTA Liberty City Stories she was voiced by Fiona Gallagher.

Life until 1992

MariaLaTorra-GTASA

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

Maria Latore was born in an unknown location, quite possibly in Liberty City telling by her heavy Libertorian accent and later moved to Las Venturas and became a waitress at the Mafia run Caligula's Palace casino. Later, she meets and begins a relationship with Leone Don Salvatore Leone. At some point between 1992 and 1998 she marries Salvatore and moves into his home in Liberty City, before moving out into her own apartment in the same district.

1998

In 1998, Maria and Salvatore's marriage is at rock bottom with the two not getting along and living separately, whilst Maria has become addicted to drugs. She has also begun to cheat on Salvatore with various men, including with Biker leader Cedric "Wayne" Fotheringay, something that Salvatore is well aware of and often uses in arguments. She attempts to sell Leone Family secrets to Ned Burner through e-mails, although the two never reach an agreement on a price. Toni Cipriani is assigned to chaperone her, often resulting in Toni rescuing her from trouble, including: helping her after she robs some stores, 'winning' her in a street race, killing Fortheringay after he attacks her, and saving her life after she overdoses. She shows romantic feelings toward Toni, who constantly declines her requests, although it takes a realization that Toni has no money before she decides to stay with Salvatore: "I'm Salvatore's girl! He's loaded! Don't you ever hit on me again!"

Life until 2001

File:MariaLatore-Artwork.jpg

Artwork of Maria Latore in 2001.

In 2001, she remains married to Salvatore Leone and has seemingly moved back in with him, although their relationship is still 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 look after her for an evening. Maria, who is still addicted to drugs, has Claude take her to drug dealer Chico who deals in Chinatown, who informs her of an illegal party at a warehouse in Atlantic Quays. Claude takes her to the party and successfully manages to return her to Salvatore's home after being chased by the Liberty City Police Department. Maria later tells Salvatore that she and Claude have entered into a relationship, resulting in Salvatore attempting to kill Claude with a bomb-laden Cheetah. Maria, however, pages Claude and has him meet her at a small dock in Callahan Point. She introduces Claude to her old friend Asuka Kasen and the three flee to Staunton Island.

Asuka later hires Claude to kill Salvatore, resulting in Maria becoming a widow. Maria and Asuka engage in various activities such as going on a holiday to avoid a paparazzi and shopping. Maria and Asuka eventually torture Miguel together to extract information about the Colombian Cartels operations. Catalina, however, assaults Asuka and Miguel, kidnapping Maria and taking her to Shoreside Vale, demanding Claude to pay a $500,000 ransom. Claude pays the ransom at the Cartels headquarters but is ambushed by the Cartel. Claude kills the Cartel members and follows Catalina to Cochrane Dam, destroying her helicopter with a rocket launcher and rescuing Maria.

Fate

As the mission The Exchange ends, Claude and Maria begin to walk away from the scene with Maria talking non-stop about their relationship and the way she looks as the screen fades to black. Once the scene has faded fully to black, a gunshot is heard, after which Maria stops talking.

There have been various theories about what happened. One is that Claude shot and killed Maria, with several different reasons suggested. Another is that Claude fired a gun into the air to make Maria stop talking, with other reasons suggested. Still another theory is that it was an unknown assailant who fired the gun.

Rockstar Games' official response to fan questions about the incident was that "Certainly gun shots were fired but nobody is sure as to exactly what happened." [1]

Personality

MariaLatore-GTALCS

Maria Latore, in her leopard skin outfit, in Grand Theft Auto: 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 shoplifts, leaving the trouble to either Salvatore or Toni Cipriani. She is also very dominating, a nymphomaniac, a man eater, a gold digger 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).

Mission Appearances

Grand Theft Auto III

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories

Gallery

Trivia

  • Maria can be heard on Chatterbox FM in Grand Theft Auto III discussing Claude, stating that "he don't talk too much". This statement can be heard throughout the game, including before Maria meets Claude and after her possible death, due to the radio stations being played on a loop.
  • 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. The only time Maria doesn't wear anything with leopard print is in her appearance in GTA San Andreas.
  • Maria Latore, (along with Salvatore Leone, Luigi Goterelli, 8-Ball, Joey Leone, and Toni Cipriani, in that order) appears on posters for the film Badfellas in GTA III. This is a reference to the film Goodfellas.
  • Maria's favorite radio station is Rise FM.
  • Maria has brown hair, but in her artwork for Liberty City Stories, she is blonde.
  • It is possible to kill Maria in Chaperone by killing Chico before Maria talks to him as she will leave and the player can kill her, but it is more than likely that she would commit suicide, by running into the river and drowning.

References

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GirlfriendsDenise Robinson | Millie Perkins | Helena Wankstein | Katie Zhan | Michelle Cannes | Barbara Schternvart
Radio station characters
Radio DJsForth Right MC | The Funktipus | Julio G | Johnny Lawton | Mary-Beth Maybell | Phillip Michaels | Hans Oberlander | Johnny Parkinson | James Pedeaston | Marshall Peters | Mary Phillips | Peyton Phillips | Sage | Tommy Smith
Talk show hostsMarvin Trill | Christy MacIntyre | Maurice | James Pedeaston | Mary Phillips | Peyton Phillips | Derrick Thackery | Billy Dexter† | Lazlow
Talk show guestsAdam First | The Truth | Truck Driver | Emanuel | Julie | Hector | Rick | Vivian | Mill | Mike | 632369439 | Stewart | Kevin | Montag | Zero | Jizzy B.† | Jack Howitzer | OG Loc | Cris Formage | Darius Fontaine
News broadcastingRichard Burns | Lianne Forget | Madd Dogg | Big Smoke
Radio guestsThe Truth | OG Loc (Jeffrey Cross) | Big Wayne | Darius Fontaine | Jenna Forbes | Cris Formage | Jack Howitzer | Michael Hunt | Jimmy | Fernando Martinez | Tim | Reed Tucker
Mentioned
characters
Mary Alexander | Mike Andrews | Big Devil† | Bobby | CM Pink | Joey Leone | Tommy Vercetti | James Earl Cash | Mary Ellen | Herbie | Ho Chi | Beverly Johnson† | Brian Johnson† | Carl Johnson's Father | Ah Ah Kung | LB | Little Devil† | General Mills | Tony† | Jezz Torrent | Avrindar
Other
characters
Fraser Ashley | Morgan August | G.M. Berlotti | Big Smilky | Dr. Diablo | Gern Blanston | Henry Bolt† | D. Claremont | John Craig | Mary Fortune | Frank Gold | Hammerfist | Philip K. Jones | Ed Karson | Turk Martin | Cluck Norris | Jane Pole | Brontosaurus Rex | Rochell'le | Jeremy Smith | Brian Van Ginsberg | Scott Wilson
Deleted
characters
Officer Carver | Larry | Poncho | Psycho
† denotes Deceased, Italics denotes a status determined by the player's choice
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