Remember Alexa Vega, the little girl from Spy Kids? Well she’s all grown up now and looks a little like this

If you were one of those youngsters who grew up watching the Spy Kids series, then you will of course remember Alexa Vega as gutsy pre-teen crimefighter Carmen.

The original 2001 movie – about two siblings who learn the truth about their parents’ spying past after they are kidnapped – was a smash hit, spawning three sequels and throwing in more nifty gadgets than you could shake a stick at.

But that was then – and this, folks, is what Alexa Vega looks like now:

 

 

Happy Tuesday! #NoFilter ??

Фото опубликовано Alexa PenaVega (@vegaalexa) Мар 17 2015 в 12:59 PDT

 

 

 

#TouchUps

Фото опубликовано Alexa PenaVega (@vegaalexa) Янв 13 2015 в 12:57 PST

 

 

 

#Moods

Фото опубликовано Alexa PenaVega (@vegaalexa) Мар 17 2015 в 3:33 PDT

 

 

 

Having fun with @robynrhodes jewelry!!! #girlday

Фото опубликовано Alexa PenaVega (@vegaalexa) Дек 22 2014 в 3:10 PST

 

Yes, Alexa – who was 12 when she starred in the first Spy Kids movie – is now all grown up – not to mention a whole lot blonder than she was before.

She was last seen in a Spy Kids movie as recently as 2011 – when the 4D adventure Spy Kids: All The Time In The World was released, although took a back seat to new leads Rowan Blanchard and Mason Cook.

Since then you might also have seen her in the likes of Machete Kills and Sin City: A Dame To Kill For – both directed by Spy Kids’ Robert Rodriguez