Maria was born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was raised catholic, attended High School at Mary Help of Christians and got her Psychologist degree from Universidad Católica Argentina. She worked as a therapist until she moved along with her husband Mariano and son Fermin to Tampa in October of 2015. They joined St. Mark the Evangelist in 2016 and Maria started volunteering at the Faith Formation office while her son was attending faith formation. Maria enjoys reading, knitting, the beach and traveling with her family.