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Alexa PenaVega

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  • Music Department
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Alexa PenaVega
Inspired by the real-life love story of Willie Aames and wife Winnie Hung.
Play trailer0:37
Love in the Limelight (2022)
50 Videos
99+ Photos
Alexa Ellesse PenaVega was born Alexa Ellesse Vega on August 27, 1988 in Ocala, Florida and raised in Los Angeles, California to Gina Denise Rue, a former model & Baruch Jairo Vega, a photographer. She is known for her role as Carmen Cortez in the Spy Kids series and Shilo Wallace in the film Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008). In 2009, she starred as the title character Ruby Gallagher in the ABC Family series Ruby & The Rockits.
BornAugust 27, 1988
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BornAugust 27, 1988
IMDbProStarmeterTop 5,000463
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 14 nominations

    Photos233

    Michelle Forbes, Alexa PenaVega, and Robbie Amell in The Hunters (2013)
    George Clooney and Alexa PenaVega in ER (1994)
    Alexa PenaVega and Jonathan Bennett in Christmas Made to Order (2018)
    Alexa PenaVega and Jonathan Bennett in Christmas Made to Order (2018)
    Alexa PenaVega and Jonathan Bennett in Christmas Made to Order (2018)
    Alexa PenaVega, Jacob Young, and Jonathan Bennett in Christmas Made to Order (2018)
    Alexa PenaVega and Jonathan Bennett in Christmas Made to Order (2018)
    Alfred Molina and Alexa PenaVega in Ladies Man (1999)
    Alfred Molina, Sharon Lawrence, and Alexa PenaVega in Ladies Man (1999)
    Sharon Lawrence, Alexa PenaVega, Shawna Waldron, and Betty White in Ladies Man (1999)
    Alfred Molina, Sharon Lawrence, Alexa PenaVega, and Betty White in Ladies Man (1999)
    Keith Reece, Danny Turner, and Alexa PenaVega in Dennis 2: Dennis Strikes Again! (1998)

    Known for:

    Antonio Banderas, Steve Buscemi, Carla Gugino, Daryl Sabara, and Alexa PenaVega in Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams (2002)
    Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams
    5.3
    • Carmen Cortez(as Alexa Vega)
    • 2002
    Antonio Banderas, Alan Cumming, Carla Gugino, Daryl Sabara, and Alexa PenaVega in Spy Kids (2001)
    Spy Kids
    5.6
    • Carmen Cortez(as Alexa Vega)
    • 2001
    Antonio Banderas, Sylvester Stallone, Carla Gugino, Ricardo Montalban, Daryl Sabara, and Alexa PenaVega in Spy Kids 3: Game Over (2003)
    Spy Kids 3: Game Over
    4.3
    • Carmen Cortez(as Alexa Vega)
    • 2003
    Camilla Belle, Adriana Barraza, and Alexa PenaVega in From Prada to Nada (2011)
    From Prada to Nada
    5.5
    • Mary Dominguez(as Alexa Vega)
    • 2011

    Credits

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    Actress

    • Kendall Schmidt, Carlos PenaVega, James Maslow, Logan Henderson, and Big Time Rush in Big Time Rush (2009)
      Big Time Rush
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Alexa Vega (as Alexa Vega)
      • 2013–2023
    • Alexa PenaVega and Carlos PenaVega in Never Too Late to Celebrate (2023)
      Never Too Late to Celebrate
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • Camila
      • 2023
    • Grey Griffin, Jessica DiCicco, Nika Futterman, Lara Jill Miller, Catherine Taber, Liliana Mumy, Cristina Pucelli, and Collin Dean in The Loud House (2014)
      The Loud House
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Carlota
      • Yellow Dress Model
      • Chinah (voice) ...
      • 2017–2023
    • Alexa PenaVega and Nicholas Bishop in A Paris Proposal (2023)
      A Paris Proposal
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • Anna Bowman
      • 2023
    • The Casagrandes (2019)
      The Casagrandes
      5.8
      TV Series
      • Carlota
      • Neighbor
      • Mom 3
      • 2019–2022
    • Alexa PenaVega and Carlos PenaVega in Love in the Limelight (2022)
      Love in the Limelight
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • Summer Rivera
      • 2022
    • Alexa PenaVega and Luke Macfarlane in Taking a Shot at Love (2021)
      Taking a Shot at Love
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • Jenna
      • 2021
    • Picture Perfect Mysteries (2019)
      Picture Perfect Mysteries
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Allie Adams
      • 2019–2020
    • Elizabeth Carlile in Motherhood Unstressed (2018)
      Motherhood Unstressed
      TV Series
      • Guest
      • 2020
    • Janel Parrish, Raven-Symoné, Alexa PenaVega, Levi Dylan, Carlos PenaVega, and Tommy Ragen in Mighty Oak (2020)
      Mighty Oak
      5.1
      • Valerie Scoggins
      • 2020
    • Alexa PenaVega and Carlos PenaVega in The Power Couple (2019)
      The Power Couple
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Gaby Powers
      • 2019
    • Alexa PenaVega and Jonathan Bennett in Christmas Made to Order (2018)
      Christmas Made to Order
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • Gretchen
      • 2018
    • Sleep Away (2018)
      Sleep Away
      5.7
      • Isabella
      • 2018
    • Alexa PenaVega and Carlos PenaVega in Love at Sea (2018)
      Love at Sea
      5.6
      TV Movie
      • Olivia Grayham
      • 2018
    • Alexa PenaVega and Carlos PenaVega in Enchanted Christmas (2017)
      Enchanted Christmas
      5.9
      TV Movie
      • Laura Trudeau
      • 2017

    Music Department

    • Alexa PenaVega in Ruby & the Rockits (2009)
      Ruby & the Rockits
      6.7
      TV Series
      • performer: theme song "You Are Where I Live" (as Alexa Vega)
      • 2009

    Producer

    • Picture Perfect Mysteries (2019)
      Picture Perfect Mysteries
      6.8
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2019–2020
    • Alexa PenaVega and Carlos PenaVega in Love at Sea (2018)
      Love at Sea
      5.6
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2018
    • Do You Believe? (2015)
      Do You Believe?
      6.0
      • associate producer
      • 2015

    Videos50

    Abandoned Mine
    Clip 1:45
    Abandoned Mine
    Abandoned Mine
    Clip 1:55
    Abandoned Mine
    Machete Kills
    Clip 0:50
    Machete Kills
    Broken Hill
    Clip 1:42
    Broken Hill
    Broken Hill
    Clip 1:25
    Broken Hill
    Broken Hill
    Clip 1:21
    Broken Hill
    Broken Hill
    Clip 0:44
    Broken Hill
    Broken Hill
    Clip 1:08
    Broken Hill
    Repo! The Genetic Opera
    Clip 0:48
    Repo! The Genetic Opera
    Repo! The Genetic Opera
    Clip 0:58
    Repo! The Genetic Opera
    Repo! The Genetic Opera
    Clip 0:55
    Repo! The Genetic Opera
    Repo! The Genetic Opera
    Interview 0:51
    Repo! The Genetic Opera

    Personal details

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    • Official sites
      • Additional Facebook page
      • Facebook
    • Alternative name
      • Alexa Vega
    • Height
      • 5′ 1″ (1.55 m)
    • Born
      • August 27, 1988
      • Miami, Florida, USA
    • Spouses
        Carlos PenaVegaJanuary 4, 2014 - present (3 children)
    • Children
        Ocean PenaVega
    • Parents
        Gina Rue
    • Relatives
        Makenzie Vega(Sibling)
    • Other works
      Recorded several songs for the soundtracks of the second and third Spy Kids films, and a three-song concert video featuring her is included on the DVD of Spy Kids 3: Game Over (2003).
    • Publicity listings
      • 2 Articles
      • 1 Pictorial

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Spy Kids (2001) director, Robert Rodriguez, bought her a new car for her 16th birthday. She wanted a Range Rover so she can drive her four sisters around and put a surfboard on top.
    • Quotes
      I don't know what to say when I have a crush on somebody. I kind of lose my words. I really try to start a conversation, and I can't. It's horrible.
    • Nicknames
      • Lex
      • Alex

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