Actress Alexa Vega is becoming increasingly popular. This article fully reflects the information about this young lady.
Childhood and family
In the US state of Florida, in the city of Miami, on July 27, 1988, a girl was born. She was given the name Alex Vega. Small, dark-skinned, with shiny brown eyes, she was very temperamental and cheerful from childhood thanks to her father's Colombian blood, and very pretty thanks to her mother's model appearance.
Alexa is the eldest daughter in the family. She has younger siblings (one of them, Mackenzie, also an actress, starred in the films "Saw" and "Sin City") and brother Cruz.
In 1992, the family moved to California, where Alexa's mother found work in a travel agency.
In California, father and mother divorced, and only Alexa moved to a new family with stepfather Eric James. Here she lived in prosperity and harmony with her half-brother Jet and two half-sisters - Margot and Graylin.
With his father and his sisters and brother, Alexa Vega talks very often, they love each other and they have a great relationship.
Creativity: talented actress and singer
Her acting biography began quite early. Alexa Vega got into the cinema at the age of two years. When her mother brought her to the test, the baby was immediately entrusted with the role of Emily Newton in the television series "Evening Shadow." But the debut of the young actress called the role in the sports film "Little Giants" (1994).
Often the actress received only episodic roles, played in extras. But, being a very cheerful person, she never went in cycles in it, with pleasure undertook any work. A breakthrough was the film-trilogy of R. Rodriguez's "Children of Spies" (2001), where she played Carmen Cortes. After this successful work, offers fell like from a cornucopia. For the film "Children of the Spies," Alex recorded a couple of songs. The songs received approval, which gave the actress an opportunity to professionally engage in singing. The girl has a very beautiful voice, she easily takes complex notes.
In 2007, Alexa Vega played on the famous Broadway in the musical "Hairspray" a certain Penny Pingleton. The following year, Alexa played a major role and performed the vocal part of the heroine Shiloh in the musical Genetic Opera. In 2013 - again a role in the musical "Devil's Carnival". Currently, the actress is actively filming, and soon new films with Alex Vega will be released. She also does not leave music and records new soundtracks.
Alexa Vega. Filmography of the actress
First steps, small roles:
- 1990 - the series "Evening Shadow";
- 1994 - the series "The Hope of Chicago", the sports family comedy "Little Giants", the series "Ambulance";
- 1995 - comedy "9 months", the action-drama "Lost";
- 1996 - action movie drama "Shimmering", drama "Ghosts of Mississippi", disaster film "Tornado", drama "All This", melodrama "Carolina's Promise", dramatic thriller "Broken Mind";
- 1998 - the drama "Own and possess", the adventure film "Dennis the Tormentor 2", a parody of the horror film "Scream" "Well, a very scary movie";
- 1999 - drama "At the bottom of the ocean", a fantastic action movie "Network Patrol".
Serious roles:
- 2001 - the family melodrama "Stars Will Point the Way", a children's adventure thriller "Spy Kids", the comedy "The Bernie Mack Show";
- 2002 - "Children of Spies-2. Island of unfulfilled hopes";
- 2003 - "Spy Kids 3D. Game Over";
- 2004 - comedy "Night without sleep";
- 2005 - the drama "Rare Woman";
- 2006 - the drama "The Strike", the drama "The Witness of the Prosecution";
- 2007 - comedy "Stun"; musical "Hairspray";
- 2008 - film musical "Genetic Opera";
- 2009 - drama "Broken Hill";
- 2010 - scoring the animated film "Clockwork Girl", the thriller "Mother's Day", the drama "Cafe";
- 2011 - the melodramatic comedy "Prada and Feelings", "Children of Spies-4. Armageddon", the melodrama "Summer Song";
- 2012 - the musical "Devil's Carnival", the thriller "Mine",
- 2013 - comedy adventure action movie "Machete Kills."
The best films of critics recognize "Spy Kids", "Tornado", "At the very bottom of the ocean", "Genetic Opera." The best series with her participation are called "Ambulance" and "Ghosts of Mississippi."
Today, the actress Alexa Vega is already quite popular and recognizable. Her filmography is replenished with new ribbons. In 2014, two films with her participation will be released - People of the Future and Remaining.
On the personal front
In October 2010, at the age of 22, Alex Vega was called to marry a 34-year-old producer, American Sean Kovel. For high growth - 1 meter 93 cm - and thinness, the girl called him a lanky white guy. At the wedding, the father planted was director Robert Rodriguez.
Together, the actress and producer lived for only 2 years and divorced in July 2012. Reason - Alexa Vega met with singer Carlos Peno. He, a young (born in 1989), passionate and cheerful Latino, easily recaptured his wife from Sean.
Outwardly, Alexa and Carlos are very suitable for each other. The actress is 155 cm tall; she weighs 48 kg; Peno, with a height of 168 cm, weighs 65 kg; both are swarthy, pretty, and groovy. In the photo, young people smile to their ears or make faces.
Many were skeptical about their fast-moving romance: they met in 2012, and in September 2013 they were already engaged. But January 4, 2014 in the Mexican city of Puerto Vallarta, in the picturesque villa "Grand Velas", the wedding of Alexa and Carlos took place.
The newlywed was wearing a beautiful dress from fashion designer Eduardo Lucero. In total, the ceremony was attended by 18 guests - the closest, as well as 9 bridesmaids and 9 friends from the groom. The newlyweds joined their surnames. Now they are PenoVega. The ex-wife was congratulated by Sean Kovel. He wished the young people happiness and beautiful children.
The wedding was described in detail in the magazine US Weekly.
Interesting Facts
- The actress is a Christian, a good gymnast, speaks fluent Spanish.
- Hobbies - river fishing and reading.
- In the trilogy "Spy Kids," she independently performed all the stunts. On the set of this film, the young actress kissed for the first time.
- In 2003, the American Vanity Fair magazine named Alex the sexiest woman in her age category.