Alexa PenaVega
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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.
Early life
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.
Personal life
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.
Personal life
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 gymnastVega is close friends with Nikki Reed and was the maid of honor at Reed's wedding to Paul McDonald.
Known For
ER
The Mentalist
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Dancing with the Stars
The Early Show
Chicago Hope
Ghost Whisperer
The Bernie Mac Show
Nashville
The Middle
Unsupervised
The Tomorrow People
Twister
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
Mother's Day
Little Giants
The Casagrandes Movie
The Magnificent Seven
Machete Kills
To Have & to Hold
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World
Big Time Rush: The City Is Ours - Live at Madison Square Garden
Ladies Man
Do You Believe?
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
Run the Wild Fields
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
Spy Kids
The Remaining
Christmas Made to Order
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