Background
Garza was the daughter of Francisco Garza González and Petra Garza Quintanilla.
Garza was the daughter of Francisco Garza González and Petra Garza Quintanilla.
They had four children. Her son Federico was a notable artist. Her daughter Diana was married to the photographer, scriptwriter, director and producer Gilberto Martínez Solares.
During the Mexican revolution Garza moved to Texas, where she lived in San Antonio, and wrote for the papers Louisiana Pensa, Louisiana Época and El Imparcial de Texas in the 1920s.
She also founded the journal Alma Femenina and was involved in the literary movement of the Generation of El México Afuera. She was also president of the Cruz Azul Mexicana (Mexican Blue Cross), a volunteer organization that provided medical care to the Mexican community on the United States side.
When she returned to her home country, she lived in Monterrey and worked in education, and held some posts as secretary or director She wrote for the paper El Universal Gráfico and the weekly paper Renacimiento.
The Escuela Primaria Federal María Luisa Garza Loreley, a primary school in her hometown, is named in honor of her.
In El Salvador a theatre was named after her.