Alexa PenaVega and Carlos PenaVega: Love and Faith in Hollywood and Beyond

Alexa PenaVega and Carlos PenaVega open up about their relationship, faith, and how it has influenced their careers in Hollywood and beyond. They discuss how Carlos used to feel jealous of Alexa's love scenes, how their connection with God strengthened their bond, and why they balance faith-based films with more secular projects.

Alexa PenaVega, the star of "Spy Kids," has revealed that her husband, Carlos PenaVega, struggled with jealousy early in their relationship due to her intimate scenes in movies. However, as their faith grew stronger, so did their trust and comfort.

Alexa PenaVega and Carlos PenaVega: Love and Faith in Hollywood and Beyond

"Years ago, Carlos would get a little jealous, but I think the more confident and comfortable, and honestly the closer we got to God, the more our roles started shifting with what we were taking," Alexa explained.

"But, also, I think there's just so much trust in our relationship that there was never a need to be, like, threatened by anybody else."

Alexa PenaVega and Carlos PenaVega: Love and Faith in Hollywood and Beyond

Carlos emphasized healthy boundaries in their relationship, stating that with Great American Family, "if she's not doing a movie with me, I know that whatever she's doing, whoever she's with, it's safe. And it's all going to be good."

In an upcoming Christmas movie with Great American Family, Alexa and Carlos play romantic interests. They both expressed that filming such scenes is not awkward, especially given the special nature of this production.

Alexa PenaVega and Carlos PenaVega: Love and Faith in Hollywood and Beyond

"This is our production company. It's the first one that we've been able to actually produce together, and from the ground up," Carlos said.

While religion is important to the PenaVegas, they don't limit their careers to Christian films.

Alexa PenaVega and Carlos PenaVega: Love and Faith in Hollywood and Beyond

"So, we're in this half-and-half place. We think faith-based films are really important, but I think, more importantly, are movies that are for the world, but they're made by kingdom-hearted people because we don't want to just make Christian movies," Alexa said.

"We want to make movies that just have so much, so much behind them, so much meaning, to where you walk away and feel really good and don't even know why," she added. "It's because everything in the movie is really coming from a kingdom heart, but we're talking about real world things."

Alexa PenaVega and Carlos PenaVega: Love and Faith in Hollywood and Beyond

Carlos emphasized that "life can be ugly, but there's a way out, and let's show the world that."

Alexa and Carlos married in 2014 and are parents to three children. They faced a profound loss in 2022 with the stillbirth of their daughter, Indy. Through this tragedy, their faith became a source of comfort and healing.

Alexa PenaVega and Carlos PenaVega: Love and Faith in Hollywood and Beyond

"I don't know how people do it without God because we can't explain it other than it was like supernatural peace that didn't make sense," Alexa said. "It doesn't make sense. It's beyond understanding. Because after it all happened, obviously we were devastated. It was heartbreaking. And yet we felt like God was just telling us, 'Hey, I am so sorry you had to go through this, but I am here for you, and I'm going to make a way for you.'"

Through their love, faith, and dedication to meaningful storytelling, Alexa and Carlos PenaVega continue to inspire others both in and outside of Hollywood.