Publisher Los Comex Full name Maria "Mari" Hermosa First appearance Mish-Mash (El Muerto) | Created by Javier Hernandez Creator Javier Hernandez Supporting character of El Muerto | |
Maria "Mari" Hermosa is a supporting character in the independent comic El Muerto: The Aztec Zombie created by Javier Hernandez and published under his own comic-book imprint, Los Comex. Despite being mentioned in the first issue, Maria is never seen (albeit a photograph). It is not until the second issue in the series, "El Muerto: Mish-Mash" that she makes her début in which she had no dialogue. Actress Angie Cepeda portrayed her in the 2007 film adaptation.
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Fictional character history
Maria is the love-interest of Diego de la Muerte, a young resident of Whittier, California. After finally winning her heart, she became his first girlfriend. He would affectionately call her “Mari” and enjoyed going to the beach with her to watch the sunset. After eight months however, she decided to end the relationship with Diego citing that he was taking her for granted.
Trying to get over his recent break-up, Diego decided to go to a local Dia de los Muertos celebration. Unfortunately for Diego, he crashed his vehicle en route to the festival ending his life on the human realm. Abducted by the gods of death and destiny, Diego is sacrificed and sent back to earth one year after his death as a servant to the god of death.
Film adaptation
In the live-action film adaption Maria is played by Colombian actress Angie Cepeda.
In El Muerto some of Maria's character origins have been changed. In the film, she is known as Maria Somera, the niece of the Padre of the local mission. The Somera family bloodline dates back to the very first Christian missionaries to settle the southwest in the time of Cortés. Also, Maria does not break up with Diego prior to the Dia de los Muertos celebration or at any other time.