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Biography
Infobox person| image = Alexa Vega during Repo Tour cropped.jpg| image_size =| caption = Vega during the Repo Tour in 2009.| birth_name = Alexa Ellesse Vega| birth_date = Birth date and age|mf=yes|1988|8|27| birth_place = Miami, Florida , US| occupation = Actress, singer| years_active = 1993–present | spouse = Sean Covel (2010-present)| website = http://www.myspace.com/alexavega MySpace Alexa Ellesse Vega (born August 27, 1988) is an American actress, singer and pianist. She is best known for playing Carmen Cortez in the Spy Kids trilogy|Spy Kids film series and Shilo Wallace in the movie Repo& #33; the Genetic Opera . In 2009, she starred as the title character RubyGallagher in the ABC Family series Ruby & The Rockits .
Early life
Vega was born in Miami, Florida . Her father is Colombian and her mother, Gina Rue, is an American former model.Vega's mother is not of Italian descent, despite reports to the contrary. In a question regarding her ancestry, Vega replied on her website's message board: "My father's side is Colombian (Bogota)... and I don't know why they said my mom was Italian. lol... She's not. My family and I were trying to figure out what my mom was, but we can only go back to 5 generations and they were all from Florida. haha. so .. Floridian? ahhah... my moms last name is French though", at Cite web| title=Alexa Forever | work=RE: Questions for Miss Alexa Vega | url= http://www.alexa-vega.com/forum-archive/questions-for-miss-alexa-vega.html#alexaethnicity |accessdate=20 August 2006Cite news|last=|first=|coauthors=|title=Ex-spy has price on head, ache in heart|pages=|publisher=Miami Herald|date=September 7, 2009|url= 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|accessdate=March 8, 2011|quote=Alexa Vega 21 is his oldest daughter with former Miami model Gina Rue With about 40 films in her career Alexa is mostly known for her role in the Spy Kids ... http://www.filmreference.com/film/84/Alexa-Vega.html Alexa Vega Biography at Film Reference Alexa has six siblings: paternal half-sister Margaux Vega (b.1981), sister Krizia Vega (b.1990), sister Makenzie Vega (b.1994; starred in Saw (film)|Saw and Sin City (film)|Sin City ), 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. She attended Notre Dame Catholic High School.
Career
Acting
In 1996, Vega starred as young Jo Harding in Twister (1996 film)|Twister . She guest-starred in numerous television shows and films, including ER (TV series)|ER , Follow the Stars Home , Ghost Whisperer , and The Bernie Mac Show . She became known worldwide in 2001 for her role as Carmen Cortez in Spy Kids . The first Spy Kids movie was a huge success, and subsequently two sequels, Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams and Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over were filmed. During the shooting of the three films, she performed most of her own stunts. Vega reprised the role in the 2011 sequel, Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World .
In 2003, she was named one of that year's hottest teen celebrities in Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair . In 2004, Vega finished filming two movies: Sleepover (2004 film)|Sleepover and '' State's Evidence , and in the following year starred in a television movie|made-for-television drama entitled Odd Girl Out as a victim of cyber-bullying . She also filmed for another made-for-TV movie, Walkout (film)|Walkout . In June 2006, she finished filming Remember the Daze , which came out to limited theaters in April 2007. She also finished filming Repo& #33; the Genetic Opera , which was released in 2008. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070801/ap_en_ot/people_paris_hilton;_ylt=Ato9ohNOMOZPFlteJRhQqN5xFb8C Paris Hilton gets movie musical role. Retrieved August 1, 2007. Vega has also been confirmed as the lead role in Helix (film)|Helix '', written and directed by Aram Rappaport, which began filming in Chicago in March 2008. Vega was originally cast in Robert Rodriguez 's Shorts (film)|Shorts , however, due to her being in Australia for the filming of Broken Hill, she had to be recast. She was replaced by Kat Dennings .
In 2009, she played RubyGallagher on the ABC Family television sitcom Ruby & The Rockits , which also starred Patrick Cassidy (actor)|Patrick & David Cassidy . The series was not renewed for a second season.
Vega made her Broadway debut as Penny Pingleton in Hairspray (musical)#Roles and cast|Hairspray in 2007. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/105502-Spy-Kids-Star-Vega-to-Join-Broadways-Hairspray "Spy Kids" Star Vega to Join Broadway’s Hairspray
Music
She recorded three songs for the soundtracks while playing Carmen Cortez in the Spy Kids trilogy| Spy Kids films . She released her debut single, "Isle of Dreams", to coincide with the release of Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams|the second film . She also released "Game Over", for Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over|the third film . Another song, "Heart Drive" featuring Bobby Edner , was also recorded for Spy Kids 3 . She also has recorded songs for the movie Repo& #33; The Genetic Opera , released in 2008.
Vega sang the song " Christmas is the Time to Say 'I Love You' " in the ABC Family film Santa Baby 2 (film)|Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe . The track appears on the compilation album Songs to Celebrate 25 Days of Christmas , which was released on November 3, 2009 by Walt Disney Records . The music video for the song premiered during the ABC Family's 25 Days of Christmas programming block in 2009.
Alexa Vega is not planning on furthering her musical career as she prefers acting.
Personal life
Vega enjoys freshwater fishing, can speak Spanish fluently, is an experienced gymnastics|gymnast , and describes herself as a Christian.Cite web| title=Alexa Forever | work=new questions, new answers | url= http://www.alexa-vega.com/forum-archive/new-questions-new-answers.html#alexasreligion | quote=I was not insulted on the question about my religion. I don't think it sets people aside. I think everyone on this board is mature enough to respect everyone's beliefs and opinions. I am a Christian to answer your question. | date=November 18, 2005 | accessdate=March 20, 2008 http://www.hotspringsstar.com/articles/2009/11/20/hot_springs/community/doc4b019449400dd625544528.txt Nov. 20th story of engagement broken by HotSpringsStar.com quote=Covel managed to complete his second mission; to propose marriage to Vega. And she said, “Yes.” Vega married producer Sean Covel on October 10, 2010 in a ceremony held in his hometown of Lead, South Dakota . She wore an Ian Stuart gown http://www.latina.com/entertainment/celebrity/alexa-vegas-wedding-album Alexa Vega's Wedding Album and was walked down the aisle by Robert Rodriguez .
2002: Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams#Soundtrack|Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
2003: Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over#Soundtrack|Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
2008: Repo& #33; The Genetic Opera (soundtrack)|Repo& #33; The Genetic Opera
2009: Songs To Celebrate 25 Days Of Christmas
Music videos
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IMDb name|891786
twitter|alexavega
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