Acting
Alexa PenaVega
Alexa Ellesse Pena-Vega (born August 27, 1988) is an American actress, singer and pianist. She is best known for playing Carmen Cortez in Spy Kids film series and Shilo Wallace in the movie Repo! the Genetic Opera. In 2009, she starred as the title character Ruby Gallagher in the ABC Family series Ruby & The Rockits. Alexa Vega was born in Miami, Florida. Her father is Colombian and her mother, Gina Rue, is an American former model. Vega has six siblings: paternal half-sister Margaux Vega (b. 1981), sister Krizia Vega (b. 1990), sister Makenzie Vega (b. 1994), maternal half-sister Greylin James (b. 2000), maternal half-brother Jet James (b. 2005), and maternal half-brother Cruz Hudson Rue (b. 2009). She moved with her family to California when she was four years old. Vega married film producer Sean Covel on October 10, 2010 in a ceremony held in his hometown of Lead, South Dakota. She wore an Ian Stuart gown and was walked down the aisle by Robert Rodriguez. In July 2012, Vega announced on Twitter that she had divorced Covel. In August 2013, while on a cruise with friends, Vega became engaged to actor and singer Carlos Pena, Jr. The couple married on January 4, 2014 in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, and changed their surname to PenaVega. Vega is a Christian. Vega says her faith is the most important thing in her life. Vega enjoys freshwater fishing, can speak Spanish fluently, and is an experienced gymnast. Vega is close friends with Nikki Reed and was the maid of honor at Reed's wedding to Paul McDonald.
Filmography
Repo! This Movie: The Anatomy of a Cult
Film · 2026
Before Your Father Finds Us
Film · 2025
Celebrity Weakest Link
Series · 2025
The Casagrandes Movie
Film · 2024
Mr. Manhattan
Film · 2024
Get Him Back for Christmas
Film · 2024
Never Too Late to Celebrate
Film · 2023
A Paris Proposal
Film · 2023
Big Time Rush: The City Is Ours - Live at Madison Square Garden
Film · 2022
Love in the Limelight
Film · 2022
The Adventures of Bunny Bravo
Film · 2022
Taking a Shot at Love
Film · 2021
Picture Perfect Mysteries: Dead Over Diamonds
Film · 2020
Mighty Oak
Film · 2020
Picture Perfect Mysteries: Exit Stage Death
Film · 2020
Picture Perfect Mysteries: Newlywed and Dead
Film · 2019
The Power Couple
Series · 2019
Love at Sea
Film · 2018
Christmas Made to Order
Film · 2018
Destination Wedding
Film · 2017
Enchanted Christmas
Film · 2017
Ms. Matched
Film · 2016
Elephant Kingdom
Film · 2016
Spare Parts
Film · 2015
Do You Believe?
Film · 2015
Roommate Wanted
Film · 2015
The Murder Pact
Film · 2015
Pixies
Film · 2015
Wicked Blood
Film · 2014
The Remaining
Film · 2014
The Clockwork Girl
Film · 2014
23 Blast
Film · 2014
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
Film · 2014
FUTURESTATES: Code Academy
Film · 2014
Abandoned Mine
Film · 2013
The Hunters
Film · 2013
Machete Kills
Film · 2013
Bounty Killer
Film · 2013
The Tomorrow People
Series · 2013
The Devil's Carnival
Film · 2012
The Pregnancy Project
Film · 2012
Summer Song
Film · 2012
Nashville
Series · 2012
Unsupervised
Series · 2012
From Prada to Nada
Film · 2011
Café
Film · 2011
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World
Film · 2011
Mother's Day
Film · 2010
Broken Hill
Film · 2009
Innocent
Film · 2009
The Middle
Series · 2009
Royal Pains
Series · 2009
Ruby & The Rockits
Series · 2009
Remember the Daze
Film · 2008
Repo! The Genetic Opera
Film · 2008
The Mentalist
Series · 2008
Marrying God
Film · 2007
Walkout
Film · 2006
Odd Girl Out
Film · 2005
Ghost Whisperer
Series · 2005
Dancing with the Stars
Series · 2005
Sleepover
Film · 2004
State's Evidence
Film · 2004
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
Film · 2003
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
Film · 2002
Spy Kids
Film · 2001
Follow the Stars Home
Film · 2001
The Bernie Mac Show
Series · 2001
Run the Wild Fields
Film · 2000
The Deep End of the Ocean
Film · 1999
NetForce
Film · 1999
The Early Show
Series · 1999
Ladies Man
Series · 1999
Netforce
Series · 1999
Dennis the Menace Strikes Again!
Film · 1998
To Have & to Hold
Series · 1998
The Magnificent Seven
Series · 1998
Ghosts of Mississippi
Film · 1996
Twister
Film · 1996
The Glimmer Man
Film · 1996
Shattered Mind
Film · 1996
A Promise to Carolyn
Film · 1996
Life's Work
Series · 1996
Nine Months
Film · 1995
It Was Him or Us
Film · 1995
Little Giants
Film · 1994
All That
Series · 1994
Chicago Hope
Series · 1994
ER
Series · 1994
Wild & Crazy Kids
Series · 1990
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Series · 1951
Dweller
Film
Home
Film
Boot Lake
Film