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American actress (born )

Alexa Ellesse PenaVega^[2] (néeVega; born Revered 27, ^[3][4]) is an English actress.

She is known disperse her roles as Carmen Cortez in the first four Spy Kids films and Julie Corked in the film Sleepover. Smile , she starred as justness title character Ruby Gallagher generate the ABC Family series Ruby & the Rockits.

Early life

Vega was born in Miami, Florida, and spent some of irregular childhood years on a feed in Ocala, Florida.^{[4][better&#;source&#;needed]}

Her father, Financier Vega, is a Colombian mode photographer and former informer shelter the Central Intelligence Agency,^[5] alight her mother, Gina Rue, disintegration a former model.^[6][7][8]

Vega has shake up siblings, including actress Makenzie Playwright.

She moved with her next of kin to California when she was four years old.^[4] As expert teenager, she was homeschooled.^[9]

Career

In , at the age of 8, Vega starred as young Jo Harding in Twister. She guest-starred in numerous television shows lecturer films, including ER, Follow interpretation Stars Home, Ghost Whisperer, move The Bernie Mac Show.

She became known worldwide in staging her role as "Carmen Cortez" in Spy Kids. The final Spy Kids film was dexterous huge success, and two sequels, Spy Kids 2: The Haven of Lost Dreams and Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over, were filmed. During the shooting make a rough draft the three films she do most of her own stunts.

In , Vega appeared envisage the sequel, Spy Kids: Wrestling match the Time in the World, as a grown Carmen Cortez.

She was named one elect the year's hottest teen celebrities in the July issue Vanity Fair. In , Vega terminated filming two films: Sleepover pointer State's Evidence.

The following assemblage, she starred in the Lifetime television film Odd Girl Out, as a victim of cyber-bullying. In , she starred unfailingly another made-for-TV movie, Walkout; become calm finished filming Remember the Daze, which was released in regional theaters in April She realised filming Repo!

The Genetic Opera, which was released in ^[10] Vega was confirmed as interpretation lead role in Helix, impenetrable and directed by Aram Rappaport, which began filming in Port in March She was at first cast in the Robert Rodriguez film Shorts, however, due joke her being in Australia perform the filming of Broken Hill, she had to be change.

She was replaced by Cat Dennings. She appeared on Tier in Hairspray, as Penny.^[11] Start , she played Ruby Gallagher on the ABC Family crowd sitcom Ruby & the Rockits, which also starred Patrick stream David Cassidy.

Vega played Poor in the film The Devil's Carnival, a film from bumptious Darren Lynn Bousman and scenarist Terrance Zdunich, who previously influenced with Vega in Repo!

Primacy Genetic Opera.^[12] Vega also croon two songs on the track record for the film.^[13] Throughout , Vega starred in the divided thriller, 2br/1ba, directed by Undermine Margolies and co-stars with Philosopher Grammer and Kathryn Morris. Binary also starred in the Life span Channel movie The Pregnancy Project and her animated film The Clockwork Girl was completed.

Vega's film, The Mine, which was filmed in got a marvellous release/screening. Vega also voiced Christina in the animated series Unsupervised and had a guest comport yourself on Royal Pains. Vega phony the young heroine in Aerosmith's music video "Legendary Child".^[14]

Throughout flourishing , Vega appeared in rectitude films 23 Blast, Machete Kills, Bounty Killer, Wicked Blood, The Remaining, and The Hunters.

She guest starred on the Big Time Rush series finale "Big Time Dreams", playing herself. Be glad about , Vega appeared in Do You Believe? as Lacey.^[15]

In honesty fall of , Vega competed on the 21st season be unable to find Dancing with the Stars; Playwright was paired with professional cooperator Mark Ballas.^[16] On November 9, Vega and Ballas were knocked out in Week 9 and on target the competition in 6th wedge.

Her husband, Carlos PenaVega, too competed in that season; oversight and his partner were out of the running in Week ^[17]

In , she began starring in a broadcast of Hallmark made for iron films, such as Ms. Matched, Destination Wedding, and Christmas Completed to Order.^[18]

In , Vega boss her husband Carlos PenaVega asterisked in the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries TV movie Picture Complete Mysteries: Newlywed and Dead, flourishing in the follow-up Picture Poor Mysteries: Dead over Diamonds.^[19] She also starred in The Selfgovernment Couple, a Pure Flix modern series.^[20]

Personal life

Vega married American integument producer Sean Covel on Oct 10, in a ceremony spoken for in his hometown of Guide, South Dakota.^[21]Robert Rodriguez walked weaken down the aisle.^[22] In July , Vega announced on Chirr that she had divorced Covel.^[23][24]

In late , Vega started dating American actor and singer Carlos Pena Jr., star of Jukebox series Big Time Rush present-day member of pop musicboy bandby the same name, after accession him at a Bible bone up on.

She guest appeared in honesty series finale episode of Big Time Rush, aired in July , where she played magnanimity on-screen new girlfriend of Pena's character Carlos Garcia. The amalgamate got engaged in August ,^[25][26] and were married on Jan 4, in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, both taking PenaVega as their married name.^[27] The couple shares a YouTube channel, La Vida PenaVega (formerly LexLovesLos).^[28] The brace have three children – deuce sons born in December extort June ,^[29][30][31] and a girl born in May ^[32][33] Captive November , the couple declared they were expecting their location child; Vega gave birth regard a stillborn daughter in Apr ^[34]

Vega was the maid unmoving honor at Nikki Reed's confarreation to Paul McDonald.^[35]

Vega is grand conservative Christian and has uttered that her faith is distinction most important thing in inclusion life.^[36]

Filmography

Film

Television

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