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Mari Esabel Valverde

Mari Esabel Valverde (b. 1987) is a Transgender Mexican-American classical composer, educator, and singer.
Born and raised in North Texas, Valverde is best known for her choral, chamber, and vocal compositions. She holds degrees from St. Olaf College (B.M.), the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (M.M.), and the European American Musical Alliance in Paris, France.
===Compositions===
====Choral====
* Earth, Mother (2024)
* Look Down, Fair Moon (2023)
* When I Open Myself (2023)
* A Green Voice (2023)
* Patterns on the Snow (2022)
* De colores (Made in Color) (2022)
* De colores (Made in Color) (2022)
* Before Spring (2022)
* We Hold Your Names Sacred (2021)
* We Hold Your Names Sacred (2021)
* We Hold Your Names Sacred (2021)
* Comfort and Joy (2021)
* Skin (2020)
* When the Dust Settles (2019)
* Imagine (2018)
* Winter Ride (2018)
* Wondrous Glow (2018)
* Serenade italienne (Italian Serenade) (2018)
* When Thunder Comes (2017)
* Border Lines (2017)
* United in Song: An anthem fro Our Time (2017)
* Crossing (2017)
* I flow... I am (2016)
* Patterns on the Snow (2016)
* When Thunder Comes (2016)
* Of More Heroic Temper (2016)
* Our Phoenix (2015)
* Look Down, Fair Moon (2015)
* Les Papillions (2015)
* Le Colibri (2015)
* Du bist wie eine Blume (2014)
* The Cloths of Heaven (2014)
* Cantares (2013)
* En la noche entraremos (2013)
* Hebe (2013)
* Hold the Vision to Our Hearts (2013)
* Oracle of Spring (2012)
* Prayer of St. Francis (2011)
* Manskenskvall (2011)
* Hjartat (2011)
* When You Are Old and Gray and Full of Sleep (2010)
* The Cloths of Heaven (2009)
* Darest, O Soul (2009)
* Still wie die Nacht (2009)
* Best Wishes (2006)
* Apres un reve (2005)
====Chamber====
* Prelude en la bemol majeur (2015)
* Passaros (2012)
* Moonlight Quartet (2012)
* David: A Prison of Gender (2010)
* Marche des Pirates (2009)
* ses yeux etaient dans les etoiles (2009)
* Auld Lang Syne (2008)
* Man in the Top Hat (2008)
* Recordacao de um sonho (2007)
====Winds====
====Orchestral====
* La Danse de Puck (2011)
* her first snow (2008)
====Vocal====
* Quero (2024)
* Conciones del pasado (2019)
* The Lady and the Tiger (2016)
* Cuatro poemas de Octavio Paz (2012)
* The Soul Selects Her Own Society (2011)
* To digte af Tove Ditlevsen (2010)
* Then of Thy Beauty (2009)
* After Sunset (2008'
* Love Alters Not (2008)
* How Do I Love Thee? (2007)
* Poet's Entreaty (2007)
Category:Mexican transgender people
Category:Classical composers
Category:Educators
Category:Singers
Mari Kanstad Johnsen

Mari Kanstad Johnsen (born 7 August 1981) is a Norwegian artist, illustrator and children's author.
Mari K. Johnsen studied at the Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo and Konstfack in Stockholm. She made her debut as a book illustrator with drawings, paitings, and collage in Barbie-Nils og pistolproblemet by Kari Tinnen and Vivaldi by Helge Torvund, both published in 2011. In 2012, she illustrated the book Ballongjegeren by Anniken Bjørnes and the fanzine Blue Cabin. The latter publication won silver at the Årets vakreste bøker 2012 in the open class. She has since produced numerous works as illustrator, as well as magazines and political cartoons including for Morgenbladet, and has won prizes and international acclaim for her work. 
Mari K. Johnsen lives and works in Oslo. She is the daughter of the designer and artist Augon Johnsen (born 1953) and younger sister of the illustrator Åshild K. Johnsen (born 1978).
In December 2024, Johnsen contributed a 12-page story about Lucia Day to Erlikoslo's Christmas book, exploring themes of emotions and secrecy. 
Johnsen participated in the Animals-Only Night at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), an event that showcased animal-themed artworks.
==Book illustrations==
===Picture books with her own text ===
* 2013 in literature|2013: Livredd i Syden
* 2014 in literature|2014: Ballen
* 2016 in literature|2016: Jeg rømmer
* 2017 in literature|2017: ABC
===Illustrations in picture books and others (selected)===
* 2011 in literature|2011: Kari Tinnen: Barbie-Nils & pistolproblemet
* 2011 in literature|2011: Helge Torvund: Vivaldi
* 2012 in literature|2012: Anniken Bjørnes: Ballongjegeren
* 2013 in literature|2013: Helge Torvund: The Sudden Cats – published by Magikon
* 2015 in literature|2015: Hege Siri: Tunellen
* 2015 in literature|2015: Lene Ask: D for tiger
* 2016 in literature|2016: Ruth Lillegraven: Eg er eg er eg er : dikt for barn
* 2017 in literature|2017: Hilde Matre Larsen: Gutt og jente later som
* 2017 in literature|2017: Hilde Matre Larsen: Gutt og jente graver
* 2017 in literature|2017: Sara Villius: Natten – published by Rabén och Sjögren in Sweden
==Awards and recognitions==
* In 2012, Johnsen's illustration for the picture book Vivaldi earned a Gold Award for Illustration at the National Norwegian Graphic Design Awards and was featured in Flavorwire's list of “The 20 Most Beautiful Children’s Books of All Time.” 
* In 2017, her work on Jeg Rømmer (I’m Out of Here) received a special mention at the Bologna Ragazzi Awards.
* She was also featured as the Artist of the Month for December 2024 by Tegnerforbundet, the Norwegian Association of Illustrators.
Category:Norwegian illustrators
Category:Norwegian artists
Category:People from Bergen
Category:1981 births
Mari Walker

Mari Walker is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and editor. Much of her work focuses on lived experiences of LGBTQIA, and explores themes of gender and race identity.
Walker is a frequent collaborator with the Los Angeles-based production company, Vanishing Angle, where she wrote, directed, and edited her first narrative feature, See You Then. 
She is a transgender woman of Japanese-American descent from Vancouver, Washington. She currently resides in Los Angeles, CA.
When Walker was 14 years old, she was in a surfing accident. During her recovery, her parents gave her a camcorder. Walker says the gift gave her life direction. Throughout the course of her high school career, she created over 60 short films, PSA's, commercials, and promotional videos.
Walker graduated from Emerson College in 2008 with a BA in film.
Immediately following college graduation, Walker began working on a documentary film about the experiences of her family members in Japanese-American in internment camps.
Her short documentary, The Soul of a Tree, won Best Short Documentary at the Kerry Film Festival in 2016. Her semi-autobiographical narrative short, Swim, played at over 30 film festivals, including the LA Film Festival, where it was awarded the Audience Award in 2017.
Following the success of Swim, Walker co-wrote, and co-directed her first feature film, See You Then. The LGBTQIA+ and Asian-American narrative centers on Kris, a transgender Iranian woman and Naomi, a cisgendered Asian-American woman over the course of one evening. A decade after abruptly breaking up with Naomi, Kris invites her to a dinner to catch-up on their complicated lives, relationships, and Kris' transition. See You Then was selected as part of the Atlanta Film Festival 2021, and South by Southwest Film Festival 2021.
Year	Film 	Director 	Writer 	Producer 	Editor 	Notes
TBD 	Nekropolis 	Co-director	Co-writer	Yes 	 	
2021	See You Then 	Yes 	Co-writer	Yes 	Yes 	
2020	Beast Beast 	 	 	 	Additional	
2019	Greener Grass 	 	 	 	Additional	
2018	Alone in the Game 	 	Yes 	 	Yes 	
2017	Swim 	Yes 	Yes 	Executive	Yes 	
2016	The Soul of a Tree	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	Yes 	Animator, Digital Effects
2016	Her Story 	 	 	 	Assistant 	Visual Effects, Joanna (Ep 1.1 and 1.6)
Year	Festival 	Film 	Award 	Result 	Notes
2018	Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema	Swim 	IIFC Award - Best Short Film 	Nominated	
2018	Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema	Swim 	The Mary Austin Award - Excellence in Producing- Short Film	Nominated	
2018	Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema	Swim 	The Mary Austin Award - Excellence in Directing- Short Film	Nominated	
2017	Columbia Gorge International Film Festival	Swim 	Jury Award - LGBT Advocacy Award 	Won 	
2017	Long Beach QFilm Festival 	Swim 	Jury Award - Best Director 	Won 	
2017	LA Film Festival 	Swim 	Audience Award - Best Narrative Short 	Won 	
2016	ReelHeART International Film Festival 	Soul of a Tree	Festival Prize - Short Documentary 	Won 	
2016	Kerry Film Festival 	Soul of a Tree	Best Short Documentary 	Won 	
Category:American film directors
Category:American screenwriters
Category:American producers
Category:American editors
Maria Andor

Maria Andor (March 8 1890 – December 1968, born Maria Anna Johanna Ludovika Monheit), opera singer and singing teacher and his wife Ludovika Schüller. As a dramatic stage actress she worked under the name Maria Andor. In 1911 she married opera singer, divorcing in September 1916. She later married, 1880-1948, Swiss theater intendant.. She published "Eugen Keller. Theater als Berufung und Verpflichtung" in Bern 1962. She died around 12 December 1968.
Category:1890 births
Category:1968 deaths
Category:Opera singers
Category:Music teachers
Maria Antonia Pereira

María Antonia Pereira do Campo, born in Cuntis (1700) and died in Santiago de Compostela (1760), was a religious Galician, known as the Sierva of God María Antonia of Jesus, or Monxiña of the Penedo.
Pereira was a servant in Santiago de Compostela and Baiona before traveling to Madrid. Her marriage was arranged by her family and, the time after marriage, her husband and two children embraced the religious life in different orders.
In the capital, after working as a servant, she joined the community carmelita of Alcalá de Henares. With important ecclesiastical and economic support, she returned to Santiago and, there, after surpassing the reticencias of the Archbishop, opened a new order of closure, begin the works that started her convent, which was directed by the carmelitas José of the Saints and José of the Saint Spirit.Madre María Antonia de Jesús (Pereira y Andrade) on the official blog for the carmelite.
Known as the Monxiña of the Penedo because of her place of birth, Pereira went on to become the founder of the convent of discalced carmelites of Compostela in 1748, and the Roman Catholic Church considered Pereira as venerable due to her virtues. Much of her work was conserved in the convent.
In 1761, Pereira's canonization started but halted temporary in 1770.
On 25 January 1993, by the authority of the then archbishop compostelano, Cardinal Antonio María Ronco Varela restarted the canonization process, concluding it on 14 June 1996, and submitting it to theCongregation for the Causes of the Saints on 25 July 1999. In 2007, the canonization received the approval of the Historical Commission (Positio) and Pereira received the title of Sierva of God.Cronologia on the official blog for the carmelite.
* Spiritual building. Santiago de Compostela: Bibliófilos Galician, 1954
* Spiritual notes (Handwritten). 1729-1730
* Autobiography (Handwritten). 1737-1738, 1754-1755
Category:Discalced Carmelites
Category:1760 deaths
Category:1700 births
Category:Galician people
Maria Bregman

Maria Bregman (born 1976) is a Russian writer, who has already made a name for herself in the literary world". 
==Life==
Born in 1976 in Moscow. Graduated from the Institute of Literature and Higher Courses in Literature (prose workshop, supervised by Mikhail Popov). Mother of two children.
Since 2018 she has been the member of the Union of Russian Writers. and member of the Union of Journalists of Russia.
==Works==
Published books (co-authored with George Bregman): "The Nutcracker" (St. Petersburg:, Format, 2016), "Merging with Light" (Moscow: Union of Russian Writers, 2018). Stories and poems have been published in the fiction and literary almanac "Ice and Flame" (Moscow, 2018, 2019), collections "I taught women to talk" (Moscow, 2018), "Mothers' Daughters" (Moscow, 2019), literary and fiction magazines "Irtysh-Om" (Omsk, 2018, 2019, 2020), "Tarskie Vorota" (#9, Omsk, 2020). 2021, 2022
Has won a number of literary prizes and awards. These include the Anna Akhmatova International Poetry Competition and the Tyutchev International Literature Competition, where she won for her poem "The Swan". She won award in the International Literary Competition "New Amazons" 
International Literary Competition "New Amazons". .
for the story "Baba Tonya", which was also nominated and made the longlist for the International Fazil Iskander Awards 2022. .
Category:1976 births
Category:Russian novelists
Category:Russian women novelists
Category:20th-century Russian women
Maria Bustee

Maria Bustee is a remote village located in the sub Himalayan hills of West Bengal, India. The village is situated in an idyllic and scenic place, offering breathtaking views of the snow-capped Mount Kanchenjunga. Its contiguous area is bordered by Sikkim in the north, Rishop and Lava in the south, Rachela and Bhutan in the east, and Pedong in the west.
The economy of Maria Bustee is sustained mostly by agriculture, with the main crops being rice, maize, wheat, and vegetables. However, in recent years, there has been an increased dependence on expatriation by its migrant population in larger cities in India and abroad. Many of the villagers have moved to cities like Delhi, Mumbai, and Kolkata in search of better opportunities.
Maria Bustee is known for its rich diversity of both fauna and flora. The forests surrounding the village are home to many species of birds, animals, and plants. Many villagers practice herbal medicine and use the plants found in the forests to treat various ailments.
The village is also a popular destination for tourists, who come to see the majestic Mount Kanchenjunga and explore the surrounding forests. There are many waterfalls in the area, making it a great spot for nature lovers. Fishing, trekking, mountain biking trails, and private camping sites are some of the activities that visitors can enjoy in the area.
In recent years, efforts have been made to develop tourism in Maria Bustee and its surrounding areas. The local authorities have set up several eco-tourism projects to promote sustainable tourism and protect the environment. These projects aim to create employment opportunities for the local people while preserving the natural beauty of the area.
Overall, Maria Bustee is a beautiful and serene village in the sub Himalayan hills of West Bengal, offering a perfect escape from the hustle and bustle of city life. Its rich flora and fauna, coupled with the breathtaking views of Mount Kanchenjunga, make it a must-visit destination for nature lovers and adventure enthusiasts.
Category:Villages
Category:Villages in West Bengal
Maria Carolina Blanco

Maria Carolina Blanco Acevedo (born February 2, 1980), is a Venezuelan Born, American-Venezuelan Chess player. She obtained the title of National Chess Master at the age of 12 by the Venezuelan Chess Federation. Title of Woman Fide Master at the age of 17 and the title of Woman International Master at the age of 19 by the world Chess federation F.I.D.E. Blanco is a 15-time Venezuelan National All girls and Female Champion in all sections: U10, U12, U14, U16, U18, U20 and twice female adult champion from the years 1988-2001.
* In 1989 she obtained 3rd place in the world youth championship in Aguadilla-Puerto Rico, in addition, in 1989 she was the U10 Girl's Pan American champion in Cubatao-Brazil. In 1997 she was the U18 Girl's Pan-American champion in Itapiruba-Brazil. In 1997 she obtained 2nd place in the Pan American Women's U-20 Championship held in Trujillo-Venezuela.
* In 1992 she achieved a unique national record in Venezuela by being All Girls/Female National Champion in 3 different age categories in the same year at the age of 12 (U12, U16 and Female Master Adult category).
Dr. Blanco has represented Venezuela in multiple chess tournaments in more than 30 countries and 4 biennial chess Olympiads in 1994 Moscow-Russia, in 1998 Elista-Kalmykia, in 2000 Istanbul-Turkey and in 2002 Bled-Slovenia.
==Biography==
Dr. Carolina Blanco, graduated as a Dentist in 2003 at the University of Carabobo-Venezuela. Dr. Blanco also completed a 2-year advanced postdoctoral course at the University of Campinas in Sao Paulo-Brazil, to become an orthodontic specialist in 2006.
Dr. Blanco learned to play chess at the age of 5 and began competing in national and international chess tournaments at the age of 7. She has played highly competitive chess since her childhood. Her peak Venezuelan National Rating was 2230 points, year (2003) and her peak International F.I.D.E Rating was 2192, year (2001). Dr. Blanco has resided in the United States since 2006 in the State of Georgia where she expanded her careers in the business field of Orthodontics and the chess educational field. Dr. Blanco was inducted into the Georgia State Chess Hall of Fame in 2024.
Category:1980 births
Category:Venezuelan people
Category:Chess players
Maria Gloria Dominguez-Bello

Maria Gloria Dominguez Bello is the Henry Rutgers Professor of Microbiome and Health at Rutgers University; New Brunswick. She is the Director of the New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health. Dominguez Bello is a microbial ecologist that has worked on adaptations of gut fermentation organs in animals, gastric colonization by bacteria, assembly of the microbiota in early life, effect of practices that reduce microbiota transmission and colonization in humans, and effect of urbanization. Her lab at Rutgers collaborates in multidisciplinary science, integrating microbiology, immunology, pediatrics, nutrition, anthropology, environmental engineering and architecture/urban studies, and microbial ecology.
== Research and service ==
Dominguez Bello first proposed the idea of restoring the microbiota in C-section born neonates -void of the natural maternal birth canal microbes. She ran the first observational trial and is now involved in a randomized clinical trial to determine effects of restoring natural microbes at birth, on the baby health . She pioneered work showing the loss of human microbiome diversity and change of environmental home microbial exposures associated with urbanization and initiated the efforts to preserve the global human microbiome diversity in a Microbiota Vault, a repository for the future health of humanity.
She became fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America Fellow (FIDSA) in 2008, member of the American Academy of Microbiology in 2013. In 2015 she received the Arturo Carrion Award from the Puerto Rico Society of Microbiology and became member of the Academy of Sciences of Latin America (ACAL) in 2019 she became fellow of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) program in Humans & the Microbiome.
An advocate for using technology that respects nature, she also has promoted since 2019 the creation of Baby Friendly Spaces (BFS) at work, as a way to improve maternal and infant health, with direct breastfeeding by working mothers, and is a member of the NJ Breastfeeding Coalition.
== Education and work ==
She was born in Caracas, Venezuela on December 3, 1959, went to University Simon Bolivar in Caracas, and did graduate studies in Aberdeen University, Scotland, and a Postdoc in INRA-Theix, France. 
She worked at the Venezuelan Institute of Scientific Research until 2002. She worked at the University of Puerto Rico in San Juan from 2002 to 2012, at NYU from 2012 to 2017, and is currently a professor at Rutgers University, and a leading member of Rutgers University Microbiome Program (RUMP).
Category:People from Caracas
Category:1959 births
Category:Professors
Maria Lawton

Maria Lawton is a Portuguese American food writer, cookbook author, TV personality, and culinary travel guide.
== Early life ==
Maria Lawton was born in São Miguel Island, Azores. In 1967, she emigrated to New Bedford, Massachusetts. During her time in New Bedford, she has been featured in several newspaper articles, television shows, podcasts, magazines and more.
== Career ==
In 2013, Maria created a Portuguese food dedicated blog named "The Azorean Green Bean". In March of 2014, she self-published her first best seller book, Azorean Cooking: From My Family Table to Yours. It is both a memoir and a cookbook. In 2016, she became a co-host on the podcast "Our Portuguese Table" alongside Angela Simoes. The podcast is meant to bring awareness to Portuguese food and culture. She has since collaborated with notable figures such as The Portuguese Kids, George Mendes, Robert Morey, Ana Diogo-Draper, David Garcia, Joey Bats, Lucy Pepper, Alexander Dias, Donna Pacheco, Dr. Darlene Sousa, Hélia Sousa, Saudade Toronto, Ana Miranda, Lisa Furtado, David Leite, Manuel Azevedo, Peter Ferreira, and Antelmo Faria. She was featured on the podcasts "Amateur Traveler Podcast", "Destination Eat Drink", and "Topics Under the Stairs" and has been on several magazines such as Edible South Shore & South Coast and Relish Portugal.
In 2019, "Maria's Portuguese Table", a eight part series, debuted regionally on PBS Rhode Island. In 2021, it became nationally distributed on PBS/Create (TV network). It is a showcase of Azorean dishes and cultures all around the world.
She has also hosted several culinary travel tours through PBS Rhode Island travel club.
== Awards ==
43rd Boston New England Emmy Awards Nominee
Award Honoree for the 13th Annual Taste Awards
Bronze Winner for the 43rd Annual Telly Awards, Series: Food and Beverage
Silver Winner for the 43rd Annual Telly Awards, Series: Cultural
PALCUS Leadership in Entrepreneurship
Category:People from São Miguel Island
Category:Portuguese emigrants to the United States
Category:American podcasters
Category:American women podcasters
Category:American television chefs
Maria Lazar (judge)

Maria Lazar is a 58-year-old American lawyer and judge, currently serving on the Wisconsin Circuit Court in Waukesha County as the Presiding Judge, Juvenile Division. She previously served as a Wisconsin Assistant Attorney General, in the Special Litigation and Appeals Unit under Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen.
On November 1, 2021, Lazar announced her candidacy for the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District 2.
Category:American people
Category:American lawyers
Maria Lilia Realubit

Dr. Maria Lilia Fuentebella Realubit (October 22, 1930 - 17 August 2017) was a Bicolano Writer and a past propesor in Kolehiyo ng Education ng University of the Philippines and receive in Masirang na Bituon kan Kabikolan (Gawad para sa Tagumpay ng Buhay) a first Premio Tomas Arejola four Literaturang Bikolnon last 2004. Siya and formed to Kabulig Bicol and Bicol Heritage Society, Inc.
Including her written works are translation in English and cultural masterpiece of Mariano Goyena del Prado ang Ibalon: Ethnohistory of the Bikol Region (1983) Bikols of the Philippines (1984) Bikols of the Philippines (1984) Ateneo de Manila (sa Ingles)], Bikol Dramatic Tradition (1989), Haliya Anthology of Bikol Poets and Poems (2004), Bikol Literary History (2004) at Jose T. Fuentebella: Nationalist and Statesman (2004).Retired UP professor leads 'Premio' honores Bicol Mail (pighugot 2009-07-18) Noong Pebrero 2011, nilunsad niya ang kaniyang Bikol Poetry Galore At Last A Report, one critic in and new rawitdawit o poetry.
==Death==
Maria died on 17 August 2017 due a cancer. Maria Burial on year August 2017.
Category:1930 births
Category:2017 deaths
Category:Filipino people
Category:Teachers
Maria Mendeleeva

Maria Dmitriyevka Kornilieva (1793-1850) was born in Tobolsk, Russia to a well-known family of merchants. She married Ivan Pavlovich Mendelee, a teacher, in 23 July 1809 at the age of 16 and gave birth to 14-17 children, including famed chemist Dmitry Mendeleev. Upon noticing Dmitry's giftedness for the sciences, she travelled across Russia seeking universities that would accept him. 
Category:1793 births 
Category:1850 deaths
Category:People from Tobolsk