Maria Lopez

*"Francisco is more of a man then you'll ever be!"*

>  - An insult directed towards Eduardo Lopez III when he discovers her infidelity.
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**Maria Lopez** (1960 - November 1, 1993) was a minor character mentioned many times in flashbacks and conversations in "***The Sypherz***". Maria Lopez was the wife of Eduardo Lopez and mother of Ricardo Lopez. Maria was a caring person who was loyal to her family, but she could be described as very needy always searching for affection anywhere she could find it. This need for affection caused her to have an affair with one of Eduardo's underlings, Francisco Dias. After finding out about his wife's infidelity, Eduardo stabbed Maria to death in their home with a hunting knife.

## Background

### Early Life

Born in 1960, Maria grew up in Mexico City, Mexico with her many brothers and sisters with her being the oldest Maria had to watch out for her younger siblings. When she became a teenager, she wasn't the greatest student, often ditching class often to partake in abusing narcotics with the other lost youth.

### Meeting Eduardo

Her parents got wind of this they sent her to work at her uncle's pawn shop. This where she met Eduardo Lopez, a regular customer at the shop. The two hit it off almost instantly, as she found him to be very amusing. Maria was falling in love with Eduardo and one night the two lovers devised a planned to run away together in which they succeeded. After their get-away the two got eventually got married in 1985. A year time later, Maria gave birth to her son, Ricardo. Around this time, Eduardo had began to move up the ranks of the Mexican Cartel, even managing to form his own chapter, The Conquistadors.

### Death

Eduardo was one becoming of the fastest rising biggest drug-pins in Mexico and he was doing very well for himself moving product for years without error. However, the success had caused him to begin to neglect his son along with his wife. Longing for affection she had her eyes set one of Eduardo's top lieutenants, Francisco Dias.

The two were seeing each other behind Eduardo's back and the affair went on for at least two years until Maria's son accidentally told her husband after walking in on his mother and Francisco. Naturally, Eduardo was enraged with his temper being out of control. He hung Francisco by his neck from his balcony, and when Maria returned home from a day of shopping, Eduardo charged at her with a hunting knife and stabbed her to death. As this happened, young Ricardo was in full view watching his mother be slaughtered.

## Overview

### Personality

Maria was a caring person who was loyal to her family, but she could be described as very needy always searching for affection anywhere she could find it.

### Appearance

She often wears her hair in a brown ponytail and she often used to wear expensive clothing that she would be with her husbands drug money.

## Quotes

"*Ricardo why are you awake?*"

> - A questioned ask to her son when he catches her with Francisco.
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"*Please not in front of Ricardo!*"

> - Begging Eduardo not to kill her in front of Ricardo.
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"*Why do you have that knife?....Eduardo?*"

> - Asking frantically why does Eduardo he have a knife.
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