Alexa PenaVega
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1988-08-27
Place of Birth
Ocala, Florida, USA
Alexa PenaVega
Biography
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.
Also Known For
Spy Kids
Mar 18, 2001
Remember the Daze
Apr 11, 2008
Nine Months
Jul 12, 1995
The Deep End of the Ocean
Mar 12, 1999
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
Jul 25, 2003
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
Aug 07, 2002
Sleepover
Jul 09, 2004
Repo! The Genetic Opera
Nov 07, 2008
Broken Hill
Sep 11, 2009
Big Time Rush: The City Is Ours - Live at Madison Square Garden
Nov 23, 2022
From Prada to Nada
Jan 28, 2011
Café
Aug 19, 2011
State's Evidence
Oct 02, 2004
Odd Girl Out
Apr 04, 2005
NetForce
Feb 01, 1999
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World
Aug 18, 2011
The Devil's Carnival
Apr 05, 2012
Never Too Late to Celebrate
Aug 19, 2023
Marrying God
Nov 15, 2007
The Pregnancy Project
Jan 28, 2012
Abandoned Mine
Aug 15, 2013
The Hunters
Oct 25, 2013
Innocent
Jul 13, 2009
Wicked Blood
Mar 04, 2014
Spare Parts
Jan 16, 2015
Love in the Limelight
Aug 06, 2022
The Remaining
Aug 25, 2014
The Clockwork Girl
Jan 12, 2014
Machete Kills
Sep 12, 2013
23 Blast
Oct 24, 2014
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
Aug 20, 2014
It Was Him or Us
Nov 21, 1995
Follow the Stars Home
May 06, 2001
Ghosts of Mississippi
Dec 20, 1996
Run the Wild Fields
Mar 05, 2000
Do You Believe?
Mar 20, 2015
Dennis the Menace Strikes Again!
Jul 14, 1998
Mother's Day
Sep 23, 2010
Twister
May 10, 1996
Walkout
Mar 18, 2006
Little Giants
Oct 14, 1994
The Casagrandes Movie
Mar 21, 2024
Roommate Wanted
May 19, 2015
The Glimmer Man
Oct 04, 1996
The Murder Pact
Oct 09, 2015
Pixies
Jun 05, 2015
Dweller
Summer Song
Apr 01, 2012
Shattered Mind
May 27, 1996
A Paris Proposal
Feb 11, 2023
Mr. Manhattan
May 23, 2024
Ms. Matched
Jun 04, 2016
FUTURESTATES: Code Academy
Apr 06, 2014
Get Him Back for Christmas
Dec 14, 2024
Elephant Kingdom
Sep 20, 2016
Bounty Killer
Sep 05, 2013
Destination Wedding
Jun 03, 2017
Enchanted Christmas
Nov 12, 2017
A Promise to Carolyn
Jan 16, 1996
Love at Sea
Aug 11, 2018
Christmas Made to Order
Dec 23, 2018
Picture Perfect Mysteries: Newlywed and Dead
Jun 16, 2019
Picture Perfect Mysteries: Dead Over Diamonds
Feb 16, 2020
Mighty Oak
Jun 05, 2020
Picture Perfect Mysteries: Exit Stage Death
Oct 11, 2020
Taking a Shot at Love
Jan 02, 2021
The Adventures of Bunny Bravo
Nov 14, 2022
Before Your Father Finds Us
Jul 26, 2025
The Middle
Sep 30, 2009
Ghost Whisperer
Sep 23, 2005
The Bernie Mac Show
Nov 14, 2001
All That
Apr 16, 1994
The Early Show
Nov 01, 1999
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Dec 24, 1951
Chicago Hope
Sep 18, 1994
Ladies Man
Sep 20, 1999
Life's Work
Sep 17, 1996
To Have & to Hold
Sep 30, 1998
The Magnificent Seven
Jan 03, 1998
Royal Pains
Jun 04, 2009
Ruby & The Rockits
Jul 21, 2009
Nashville
Oct 10, 2012
The Tomorrow People
Oct 09, 2013
The Mentalist
Sep 23, 2008
Dancing with the Stars
Jun 01, 2005
The Power Couple
Oct 05, 2019
Unsupervised
Jan 19, 2012
Netforce
Feb 01, 1999
