Miss Argentina (also known as The Receptionist and Miss Receptionist) appears at the window in the Afterlife Waiting Room. As shown in the live-action film, it appears that she committed suicide by slitting her wrists. She informs Adam and Barbara that the Afterlife is "very personal" (pointing out various individuals in the waiting room) and tells them, "if I knew then, what I know now, I wouldn't have had my 'little accident'". Her statement refers to not knowing until it was too late that Neitherworld law stipulates that those who die by suicide are assigned to work as bureaucrats. Sometime between 1988 and 2024, Miss Argentina was replaced at her station by a deceased fast food employee with a similar appearance. It is unknown whether this is a permanent replacement, or the Afterlife's years-long version of a simple shift change.
She's not in the second movie due to the actress’s death. However, she's replaced by another receptionist which implies that she joined Juno in the afterlife case worker’s strike.
Personality[]
She has a very curt, almost snippy manner. She appears to be bored with her job, and seems not to care too much about the problems of the Recently Deceased. She regrets her suicide, as it left her stuck in her current position.
Trivia[]
- According to behind the scenes material, she was Miss Argentina 1939.
- She wears a deep red and silver paisley evening gown, and a sparkly bright red cape with a high collar, combined with a sash that reads Miss Argentina. She sports a beehive haircut in bright red color, but it may also be a wig, which is common practice in beauty pageant contestants. Her wrists have been slit, a self-inflicted injury, and unfortunately, from the look of the way she did it, she could have been saved, as she sliced horizontally instead of vertically. This is typically practice of someone who either doesn't really know how to accomplish this task, or someone who didn't really want to go, which is most likely why she was so quick and excited to tell Adam and Barbara that if she knew then what she knows now, she wouldn't have had her little accident.
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