Alexa Penavega 2001. Alexa penavega rose to fame as carmen cortez in the “spy kids” film series. In 2001 penavega was cast as carmen cortez in spy kids (2001), a children's movie about the two children of a pair of secret agents, who must save their parents from danger.

In 2001 penavega was cast as carmen cortez in spy kids (2001), a children’s movie about the two children of a pair of secret agents, who must save their parents from danger. “if it was ever flirty, i’d just be like, ‘i don’t do that.’.