Maria Roberts (née Vasquez) is a fictional character on the long running ABC soap One Life to Live. Maria was portrayed by BarBara Luna from 1986 to the character's death in 1988. Melissa Archer AKA Natalie Buchanan took over the role during a 2008 story line that took Natalie and Jared Banks back in time. Maria is the mother of popular long running character Cordeo "Cord" Roberts.