Rita Argiles [verified] Jun 2026

Rita Argiles was born and raised in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. She comes from a family of modest means and was instilled with strong values of hard work, compassion, and community service from a young age. Argiles pursued her post-secondary education at the University of Windsor, where she earned a degree in Social Work.

Argiles' professional career took off in the 1950s, when she began working in Colombian radio and television. Her breakthrough role came in 1960 with the popular Colombian telenovela "La criada" (The Maid), which catapulted her to national fame. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, she appeared in numerous telenovelas, films, and theater productions, solidifying her position as one of Colombia's leading ladies. rita argiles