Miguel had Navegante and Jorge Salcedo recover her son Pedro from Gerda, and the couple began to live together. However, Maria changed her mind when Miguel agreed to give her a monthly stipend, and she voluntarily became Miguel's lover. When she told Gerda about the apartment, Gerda told her to that they should use the apartment to plot revenge against Claudio's killers. She said that she was scared to return to Gerda's strong-hold of North Valley, so Miguel presented her with a high-end apartment in Cali. Gerda blamed her for his death, forcing Maria to go to Miguel for help. Maria began to panic after Claudio did not return for two days, and soon found out about her husband's death. Miguel convinced the other leaders that Claudio was unhappy with the surrender deal, and sent Pacho Herrera to kill Claudio. The hotel room was bugged by the Cali cartel, and the conversation was played to the leaders of the Cali cartel. That night, Claudio had an argument with Maria at their hotel room, and left to party with his associates.

In 1994, she met Cali cartel co-leader Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela at the party where the Cali cartel announced their desire to surrender to the Colombian government.

She was constantly mistreated by her husband and her mother-in-law Gerda. She married Claudio when she was 18, and gave birth to her son Pedro. Maria Salazar was the wife of Claudio Salazar, and after her husband's death became the mistress of Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela and later Orlando Henao Montoya.

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