maritza “mar” alvarez-córdova is a non-mutant who has been in new york for thirty years where they spend most of their time as an attorney. when i think of them, i think of empty bottles of red wine, neat stacks of books with messy notes sticking out of them, pearl necklaces, and the click of stilettos against marble floor. they are in support/neutral of mutants.
character inspo — laurel castillo (how to get away with murder), the wine book club mom
Content Warning: pregnancy, divorce, slight mention of illness in the first paragraph
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BASICS
Name: Maritza Zoe Alvarez-Córdova
Nickname(s): Mar
DOB: 10 August
Age: 20 August 1957
Zodiac Sign: Leo
Sexuality: Bisexual (probably)
Traits: ( + ) Generous, Friendly, Detail-Oriented, Faithful ( - ) Patronizing, Bossy, Interfering, Obsessive
Occupation: Attorney
Family: Francisco Alvarez (Father) — Living, Romina Córdova (Mother) — Living, Matteo Emerson (Son) — Living
APPEARANCE
Height: 5′7
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown (blonde highlights)
Ethnicity: White & Mexican
Nationality: American/Mexican
Aesthetic: https://www.pinterest.com/eddiemuses/maritza/
Tattoos: None
Piercings: Ears
BIOGRAPHY
Maritza was born to two mutant parents, who were both relatively high profile people (although they weren’t known mutants). Her parents met in Meixco when Francisco was visiting his very sick grandmother at the time. They met, fell in love, and married after a few years of dating. They originally lived in Los Angeles and that’s where Maritza was born. For the first eleven years of her life, Maritza’s life was normal. Until the day her parents say her down to tell her that they were divorcing. She moved with her mom to New York rather than staying with her father in California. Although Maritza did go visit her father every summer.
Both her parents were the creative types, but Maritza was one of those people that was more driven by scholarly achievements. It was rare for her to bring home horrible grades and while other students her age focused on their social lives, Maritza sat at home rereading assignments and doing extra work to make sure that she understood the assignments that she was being given. Both her parents were always baffled by this although they supported their child because they weren’t sure what else to do otherwise, she clearly was smart and driven enough.
Growing up, Maritza was aware of mutants, as both her parents were. They never really talked about mutants, nor gave her a reason to like or dislike them. Maritza turned out to not have any sort of mutation. There was an unspoken rule of just “not talking about mutants” in their household, though Maritza often asked questions, and as a curious, bookish child, she ended up learning what information out there. Like most things, she came to the conclusion that like non-mutants, all humans had good and bad in them. It’s also unspoken that Maritza has no idea her mom is involved with the Hellfire Club.
Since her family never had to worry about money, Maritza had a bit of a bleeding heart. When she saw someone in need, she tried to help them out with whatever she could. She got into arguments with tons of people over little things that she thought were important. From a very young age, she wanted to be a lawyer. She was passionate about the law. Maritza focused on her school, getting good grades and padding her resume for college applications. Her senior year of high school, she applied for several Ivy League schools and ended up going to Brown.
Like in high school, Maritza focused on her school when she was in college, but her roommate at the time was a lot more of a party girl. Despite the fact that they were opposites, Maritza ended up being really good friends with her roommate. She ended up going to parties with her roommate every so often. Her junior year of college, towards the end of the year, Maritza ended up at a random party with her roommate and met someone. She doesn’t remember everything that happened that night, but she does remember the guy’s first name. That’s about it though. Maritza’s fun little night out turned into a pregnancy she wasn’t exactly prepared for.
Thankfully, her mom was understanding and supported Maritza, but her father was furious at her, resulting in her not speaking to him. She finished the rest of the school year off with the intention that she’d come back the next fall, but it was a tough summer for her and ultimately she decided that she couldn’t have a child. Right before giving birth, Maritza ran off to Boston to stay with some family friends. She couldn’t keep the child, so she left him with a note, wrapped in a small green blanket, placed in a cardboard box at the doors of a church. And then she returned to her home.
After that Maritza focused on her education, shutting herself off from the distractions of boys and girls around her age. She finished school and applied to Yale Law School where she graduated, while working a temp job at a local attorney’s office. She moved back to New York after graduating and began focusing on her career. Being a driven person meant that she focused on work until she had a partnership at her firm and took it over.
As an attorney, she has a reputation as being the type to help most people. Her firm does take on a ton of pro bono cases and since she is managing partner at her firm, she decides a lot of the cases. Her mom helps out with money when necessary, as she still is wealthy. Maritza is the type to listen to most of her clients before making decisions and wants to believe the best in people. Although she has mostly made a name for herself with civil cases rather than criminal ones. She puts a lot of heart into her work because she thinks this is the best way to help people and it makes her feel less guilty about abandoning her child. However, she does like to have a little fun here and there, finding her job less stressful. A lot of her hobbies include things that are more academic, like book club and playing chess with people in the park. And she always has a glass of wine with her dinner.
Maritza has always felt like a part of her has focused on her career to distract from the fact that she did abandon a baby at a church, but for a long time she put off thinking about it. She always said that when she was older, when she felt like she could handle it, she’d go in search of the child, make sure they had a stable home and a family that cared for them. Now, at the age of forty one without a family, she decided to hire an investigator to follow paper trails and find her child. She is nervous for whatever the investigator finds, but she knows if she would have raised the child, neither of them would have ended up happy. Still, she pushes any guilt she has regarding that down because it does no one good.
this is def tldr;
Maritza is the only daughter of two wealthy mutants, unlike her parents she isn’t a mutant, although has never harbored ill will towards them. In college, she ended up pregnant and left the baby at a church. After that she focused on her career as an attorney and is known for having a bleeding heart.