Alexa Vega

She got engaged to actor and singer, Carlos Pena Jr., in August 2013 on a cruise ship and married him in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, on January 4, 2014. They have a son named Ocean King who was born on December 7, 2016.

Right after her marriage to Pena, they both took each other's last name and created the blended surname PenaVega. They also changed his YouTube channel title from 'CarlosPenaTV' to 'LexLovesLos', and started posting vlogs together.

Alexa Ellesse PenaVega was born on August 27, 1988, in Miami, Florida to Colombian father, Baruch Vega, and American mother, Gina Rue. Her father was a photographer, while her mother was a former model.

She lived the first four years of her life on a ranch in Ocala, Florida, after which the family moved to California. She has six siblings including half-sisters Greylin James and Margaux Vega, and half brother Jet James. Her younger sister Makenzie Vega is also an actress.

She has been very athletic since her childhood, taking part in sports like cross country running and water polo. She took dancing lessons as well and is also an experienced gymnast.

In 1993, when Alexa Vega was only five years old, her mother discovered her talent and took her to an audition for the sitcom 'Evening Shade'. She successfully auditioned for the role of Emily Newton and portrayed the character in the final season of the series during 1993-94.

In 1994, she debuted on the big screen, appearing as the 6-year-old daughter of the character played by Ed O'Neill in the movie 'Little Giants'. The next year, she starred in another movie, 'Nine Months', and also appeared on television shows like 'ER' and 'Chicago Hope'.

She portrayed the role of young Jo Harding, the character played by Helen Hunt, in the 1996 movie 'Twister'. The same year, she played Steven Seagal's daughter in 'The Glimmer Man' and Alec Baldwin's daughter in 'Ghosts of Mississippi'. She also appeared as Tess Hunter on the ABC sitcom 'Life's Work'.

Following a short break, she returned to TV in 1998 on the series 'The Magnificent Seven' and 'To Have & to Hold'. She also acted in the direct-to-video movie 'Dennis the Menace Strikes Again', in which she played Gina.

In 1999, she had a recurring role in the CBS sitcom 'Ladies Man'. She also played Michelle Pfeiffer's daughter in the movie 'The Deep End of the Ocean' that year. She appeared in films like 'Run the Wild Fields' and 'Follow the Stars Home' in the following years.

The film 'Spy Kids', which catapulted Alexa Vega to fame, became a huge box office success, receiving positive reviews and grossing over $147 million worldwide. The film spawned three sequels in the following years, even though none of those were able to match the first film's success.