Her acting career began at the age of five in the film Evening Shade. Her breakthrough role in the Spy Kids Trilogy was Carmen Cortez. Repo, walk out! Her other films include The Genetic Opera, Innocent, From Prada to Nada, Machete Kills, and others.
In 2013, and 2014, she starred in the films 23 Blast, The Remaining, Machete Kills, Bounty Killer, Wicked Blood, and The Hunters. She even appeared as a guest star in the Big Time Rush series finale, “Big Time Dreams.” In the 2015 film Do You Believe? she portrayed Lacey.
In 2015, she competed in the 21st season of Dancing with the Stars. Her husband, Carlos PenaVega, also competed in that season. Her partner was professional dancer Mark Ballas. She and Ballas were eliminated from the competition on November 9th, finishing sixth overall.
In 2019, she and her husband Carlos starred in the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries TV film Picture Perfect Mysteries: Newlywed and Dead, followed by Picture Perfect Mysteries: Dead over Diamonds in 2020.
Alexa Pena Vega recorded three songs for the Spy Kids soundtracks while playing Carmen Cortez in the film. She then released her debut single, “Isle of Dreams,” to coincide with the release of the second film. She also released songs for the third film, including “Game Over” and “Heart Drive,” which featured Bobby Edner. She also wrote the music for the film Repo! The Genetic Opera, which came out in 2008.
Vega’s song “Christmas is the Time to Say ‘I Love You” was initially sung during the 25 Days of Christmas. She and her spouse also co-own the YouTube channel LexLovesLos.
