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Alexa PenaVega
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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 (…
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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.
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Alexa PenaVega's Filmography
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Repo! This Movie: The Anatomy of a Cult
as Self – Shilo Wallace
Before Your Father Finds Us
as Sophia
Get Him Back for Christmas
as Bella Harlan
Mr. Manhattan
as Dani Alvarez
The Casagrandes Movie
as Carlota (voice)
Never Too Late to Celebrate
as Camila
A Paris Proposal
as Anna
Big Time Rush: The City Is Ours - Live at Madison Square Garden
as Self
The Adventures of Bunny Bravo
as Tig
Love in the Limelight
as Summer Rivera
Taking a Shot at Love
as Jenna
Picture Perfect Mysteries: Exit Stage Death
as Allie Adams
Mighty Oak
as Valerie Scoggins
Picture Perfect Mysteries: Dead Over Diamonds
as Allie Adams
Picture Perfect Mysteries: Newlywed and Dead
as Allie Adams
Christmas Made to Order
as Gretchen
Love at Sea
as Olivia Grayham
Enchanted Christmas
as Laura Trudeau
Destination Wedding
as Ellie Hamilton
Elephant Kingdom
as Melody (voice)
Ms. Matched
as Libby Boland
The Murder Pact
as Camille
Pixies
as Michelle Meyers (voice)
Roommate Wanted
as Janie
Do You Believe?
as Lacy
Spare Parts
as Karla
23 Blast
as Ashley
The Remaining
as Skylar
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
as Gilda
FUTURESTATES: Code Academy
as Libby
Wicked Blood
as Amber Baker
The Clockwork Girl
as Tesla (voice)
The Hunters
as Dylan Savini
Machete Kills
as Killjoy
Bounty Killer
as Stewardess
Abandoned Mine
as Sharon
The Devil's Carnival
as Wick
Summer Song
as Ellie
The Pregnancy Project
as Gaby Rodriguez
Café
as Sally
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World
as Carmen Cortez
From Prada to Nada
as Mary Dominguez
Mother's Day
as Jenna Luther
Broken Hill
as Kat Rogers
Innocent
as Ashley
Repo! The Genetic Opera
as Shilo Wallace
Remember the Daze
as Holly
Marrying God
as Ivy
Walkout
as Paula Crisostomo
Odd Girl Out
as Vanessa
State's Evidence
as Sandy
Sleepover
as Julie
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
as Carmen Cortez
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
as Carmen Cortez
Follow the Stars Home
as Amy Williams
Spy Kids
as Carmen Cortez
Run the Wild Fields
as Opal 'Pug' Miller
The Deep End of the Ocean
as Kerry Age 9
NetForce
as Susan 'Susie' Michaels
Dennis the Menace Strikes Again!
as Gina
Ghosts of Mississippi
as Claire DeLaughter
The Glimmer Man
as Cole's Daughter
Shattered Mind
as Actress
Twister
as Jo – 5 years old
A Promise to Carolyn
as Young Kay
It Was Him or Us
as Young Carrie
Nine Months
as Molly Dwyer
Little Giants
as Priscilla O'Shea
No Poster
Boot Lake
Home
Dweller
as Brittney