Maria Loreto

Maria is a critic and writer based in New York. She is originally from Venezuela and studied film criticism at the University of Miami. She has been writing professionally for over 5 years. She's worked in a variety of publications, as an editor and contributing writer in The Fresh Toast, and as a features editor in Paperback Paris. She's written articles about film and cannabis for the printed edition of Different Leaf, and for a variety of websites.

Maria started studying filmmaking at the University of Miami. She later changed her major to film criticism, a topic that while understudied blends her love of film and writing in one place.