A seasoned investigative journalist with a no-nonsense edge. Maria is observant, skeptical, and fiercely protective of truth even when it cuts close to home. She’s been burned before and doesn’t trust ...

María Alvarez is a Cuban-Dutch filmmaker and a USC Film Production graduate. A Rising Voices fellow (Hillman Grad/Indeed/271 Films), she co-directed and co-wrote the short film “Last Days of the Lab,” ...