From COLOMBIA, Margarita feels blessed with the opportunity to help Zumba to grow in Latin America and for making an impact in people´s lives.  Zumba® has allowed this Master in Business Administration to pursue her passion for dance and fitness, to proudly represent her country while introducing a unique alternative of fun-and-healthy fitness discipline and motivating others to embrace this incredible movement.  She is currently recognized for introducing an unknown and powerful fitness concept for most of Colombians.  
Margarita started her career as Zumba® instructor in Texas (USA) and decided to move back to continue her journey in her home country.  After saving enough money through her employment as a university professor and independent Zumba® instructor, Margarita opened STUDIO SOUND, the first independent studio dedicated to Zumba® Fitness in Colombia which served an initial community of 100 followers and teaching six classes per week.  Currently, the Studio provide over 200 sessions monthly and publish a newsletter for 2000 followers that includes, general information, events calendar and class schedules.  Proudly, some of the six instructors she employs in the studio began their careers as her students. In addition, she hosted the first Zumba® Instructor Training in Colombia, successfully inspiring her own students and other fitness instructors throughout the country.  Forty-five Zumba® instructors were certified in for the first time in Bogota, which marked an incredible milestone for Zumba® in her country.Margarita was elected by her peers and was trained by the Zumba® Home Office to be the ZCOM™ Community Council Representative for Latin America.  She has not only presented Zumba® Fitness at the First National Fitness Congress in Colombia, but also teaches at her studio, and participates in Master Classes, public events and hosts Zumbathon's to ignite the passion, growth and energy of Zumba in her fellow countrymen and in fitness facilities launching the program.  
Additionally, Margarita is the first Zumba® Fitness Instructor in Colombia certified by the AFAA - Aerobics and Fitness Association of America and has been presenting for the first time in Colombia Zumba Gold®, Zumba® Toning, Zumba Sentao™ and Aqua Zumba®.
/Adicionalmente, organizó en mayo de 2012 el primer entrenamiento de Zumba® para instructores en Colombia, exitosamente siendo una inspiración a sus propios alumnos y a otros instructores en el país.  Cuarenta y cinco instructores fueron certificados en Bogotá por primera vez marcando un logro increíble para Zumba®.Margarita fué elegida por sus colegas y fué entrenada por la Oficina Central de Zumba® para ser la ZCOM™ Representante del Consejo de la Comunidad de Instructores de América Latina.  Ella, no sólo ha presentado a Zumba® Fitness en el 1er Congreso Nacional de Actividad Física en Colombia; sino también enseña en su studio, participa en Master Classes, eventos públicos y organiza Zumbathones para inyectar la pasión, crecimiento y energía de Zumba® en sus coterráneos, y en establecimientos de ejercicio que lanzan el programa.  
Adicionalmente, Margarita no sólo es la primera instructora en Colombia de Zumba® certificada por la AFAA - AEROBICS AND FITNESS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, sino también ha sido la pionera en Colombia de Zumba Gold®, Zumba® Toning, Aqua Zumba® y Zumba Sentao™.