Maria Mukuka ta kasance yar shirin fim ce ta Zambiya, darekta a tiyata da shirya wasanni, tana zaune ne a New York. Ita jakadiya ce ta al'adun Zambiya zuwa ga duniya da Kuma abunda ta koya a wasu guraren. Mukuka an haife ta kuma ta girma ne a Zambiya. A International School of Lusaka, ta samu IB Diploma daga na , ta tafi zuwa New York City dan cigaba da karatun aikin shirin fim inda ta karanci Master of Fine Arts degree akan Theater. Mukuka tayi wasa a New York, International (Zambian) da Jami'ar (Brooklyn College) theaters. Ta fara wasan ta na farko ne a world’s largest solo theater festival amatsayin yar makaranta a New York acikin wani aiki da tasa wa suna "'Race Free" - wasan da ta tsara na kanta mai tsawon mintuna 40 Zishan Ugurlu, inda ta bayyana tasowar ta tun tana karama a Zambia da kuna New York amatsayin ta na mai ruwa biyu n'a al'ada da rayuwa Wanda akawa lakabi amatsayin mafi yawan ciniki. Wasan kuma an nuna shi a bitan New York Theater.