  alexa ellesse penavega (nÃ©e vega; born august 27, 1988) is an american actress and singer. she is best known for her role as carmen cortez in the spy kids film series and shilo wallace in the film repo! the genetic opera. in 2009, she starred as the title character ruby gallagher in the abc family series ruby & the rockits. ==early life== alexa vega was born in miami, florida. her father is colombian and her mother, gina rue, is an american former model."alexa vega biography". film reference. 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.{{cite web|title=alexa vega biography|url=http://www.buddytv.com/info/alexa-vega-info.aspx|publisher=buddytv|accessdate=jul
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