Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1988-08-27 (Age: 38)
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.
Filmography (67)
Before Your Father Finds Us
2025
Get Him Back for Christmas
2024
Mr. Manhattan
2024
The Casagrandes Movie
2024
Never Too Late to Celebrate
2023
A Paris Proposal
2023
Big Time Rush: The City Is Ours - Live at Madison Square Garden
2022
The Adventures of Bunny Bravo
2022
Love in the Limelight
2022
Taking a Shot at Love
2021
Picture Perfect Mysteries: Exit Stage Death
2020
Mighty Oak
2020
Picture Perfect Mysteries: Dead Over Diamonds
2020
Picture Perfect Mysteries: Newlywed and Dead
2019
