Alexa Vega Video Interview On ‘Machete Kills,’ Robert Rodriguez, ‘Spy Kids’

Alexa Vega, best known for her childhood roles in the Spy Kids franchise, co-stars in Machete Kills, the new film directed by Robert Rodriguez. Auditioning for the provocative role of KillJoy, Vega had to convince Rodriguez, who also directed Spy Kids, to envision her in this adult part. “I’ve known Robert for fourteen years so I had a lot of convincing to do when it came to this role because he wasn’t quite ready to see me in a more grown up film,” Vega told Uinterview exclusively. “He still pictured me as that little girl, but I finally convinced him that I was capable of doing this.”

Machete Kills, the sequel to 2010’s Machete, continues the story of Danny Trejo‘s former Mexican police detective-turned-spy, Machete. This time around, Machete is recruited by the U.S. President (Charlie Sheen) to stop a madmen from launching a deadly missile aimed at Washington, D.C. The Machete movies feature female stars in sexy, minimal clothing, something Vega prepared for prior to filming. “I was training really hard, but I didn’t know what the costume was going to be before I started training but I knew it was going to probably be something a little bit more revealing than anything I’d worn before,” said Vega.