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Alexa Vega at NYLON's Young Hollywood Party

Actress Alexa Vega is perhaps most memorable for her role as Carmen Cortez in the trilogy of Spy Kids movies, but now the crime-fighting cutie is all grown up, looking vastly different than she did in 2001, when the first Spy Kids movie was released.

A then 13-year-old Alexa walked the red carpet for the California premiere of Spy Kids wearing a pink sequined tank, bellbottom jeans and a rhinestone belt, but now, the 23-year-old has ditched the sparkles for a much more subdued and age-appropriate ensemble.

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Alexa Vega Arrives at the Spy Kids Premiere in 2001

Alexa, who has been married to producer Sean Covel since 2010, hit up the NYLON Young Hollywood party on May 9 rocking a long-sleeved black dress and blonde locks. Alexa has matured so much over the last 11 years that we almost didn’t recognize her!

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