Alexa Ellesse PenaVega (née Vega; born August 27, 1988) is an American actress and singer. She is known for her role as Carmen Cortez in the Spy Kids series and Shilo Wallace in the film Repo! The Genetic Opera. In 2009, she starred as the title character Ruby Gallagher in the ABC Family series Ruby & The Rockits.
She portrayed Carmen Cortez in Spy Kids, Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams, Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over, and Spy Kids: All the Time in the World.
She also sang the song Heart Drive with Bobby Edner, who portrayed Francis in Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over, at the movie's premiere at Paramount Theatre alongside Game Over and Isle of Dreams.
Early life[]
Vega was born in Miami, Florida.[1] She spent the first four years of her life on a ranch in Ocala, Florida. Her father is Colombian and her mother, Gina Rue, is an American former model.[2][3][4][5] Vega has six siblings, including actress Makenzie Vega. She moved with her family to California when she was four years old.[6] As a teenager, she was homeschooled.[7]
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References[]
- ↑ http://www.filmreference.com/film/84/Alexa-Vega.html
- ↑ http://www.miaminewtimes.com/arts/latina-takeover-actresses-from-miami-are-playing-big-roles-for-disney-broadway-and-hollywood-7899910
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20100627200841/http://www.alexa-vega.com/forum-archive/questions-for-miss-alexa-vega.html
- ↑ http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MH&s_site=miami&p_multi=MH&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=12B3F492E15ED4D8&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM
- ↑ http://www.filmreference.com/film/84/Alexa-Vega.html
- ↑ http://www.buddytv.com/info/alexa-vega-info.aspx
- ↑ http://www.ign.com/articles/2004/07/10/sleeping-over-with-alexa-vega