▁point ▁in ▁time , ▁Maria ▁Sol ▁began ▁going ▁by ▁Mar is ol , ▁a ▁common ▁Spanish ▁nick name . ▁ ▁Josef ina ▁Esc obar ▁committed ▁suic ide ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁when ▁Mar is ol ▁was ▁eleven . ▁The ▁tra ged y , ▁followed ▁by ▁her ▁father ▁sh ipping ▁Mar is ol ▁off ▁to ▁board ing ▁school ▁in ▁Long ▁Island , ▁New ▁York , ▁for ▁one ▁year , ▁affected ▁her ▁very ▁deeply . ▁Mar is ol ▁decided ▁to ▁not ▁speak ▁again ▁after ▁her ▁mother ' s ▁passing , ▁although ▁she ▁made ▁exceptions ▁for ▁answering ▁questions ▁in ▁school ▁or ▁other ▁requirements ; ▁she ▁did ▁not ▁regularly ▁speak ▁out ▁loud ▁until ▁her ▁early ▁tw ent ies . ▁ ▁Although ▁Mar is ol ▁was ▁deeply ▁tra um at ized , ▁this ▁did ▁not ▁affect ▁her ▁art istic ▁tal ents . ▁She ▁had ▁begun ▁drawing ▁early ▁in ▁life , ▁with ▁her ▁parents ▁encourag ing ▁her ▁talent ▁by ▁taking ▁her ▁to ▁museum s . ▁Her ▁tal ents ▁in ▁drawing ▁frequently ▁earned ▁her ▁art istic ▁pri zes ▁at ▁the ▁various ▁schools ▁she ▁attended ▁before ▁sett ling ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁Mar is ol ▁addition ally ▁displayed ▁talent ▁in ▁emb roid ery , ▁sp ending ▁at ▁least ▁three ▁years ▁emb roid ering ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁a ▁table cl oth ▁( including ▁going ▁to ▁school ▁on ▁Sund ays ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁work ). ▁ ▁Mar is ol ▁was ▁very ▁religious . ▁During ▁her ▁te en ▁years , ▁she ▁cop ed ▁with ▁the