Carlos and Alexa PenaVega to headline movie for Great American Pure Flix

Alexa and Carlos PenaVega will headline a movie for Great American Pure Flix. The couple, who have starred in several romantic comedies for Hallmark, will appear in Mr. Manhattan, which premieres in May.

 

“We are so excited for this one and all that we have coming up with you guys!” wrote Carlos PenaVega in response to an Instagram post announcing the movie. “What a team!”

 

The announcement came as a surprise to some fans, who are used to seeing Alexa and Carlos PenaVega in Hallmark movies. In 2022, the pair signed a multi-picture deal with Hallmark Media, calling the company a “second home.”

 

“Over the last four years they have given us opportunities to grow as actors and producers all while raising our children, even if it means having the family on set!” they said in a joint statement to Deadline.

 

The couple, who met at a Bible study group, married in 2014. They have four children together: Ocean, Kingston, Rio, and Indy.

 

 

 

Alexa starred in the Hallmark movies Destination Wedding, Christmas Made to Order, and Taking a Shot at Love. Carlos headlined A Midnight Kiss. The two co-starred in Enchanted Christmas (2017), Love at Sea (2018), and Love in the Limelight (2022). They also appeared together in Hallmark’s Picture Perfect Mysteries, which the network recently canceled.

 

In a joint statement, the couple said they have enjoyed their work with Hallmark.

 

“Developing projects alongside them has been a highlight of our careers thus far. We are thrilled to be able to continue creating content that is family-friendly and current while maintaining its core values that we love so much. Hallmark is special and we are looking forward to many more projects together.”

 

Fans assumed that the deal was exclusive, but the couple’s new movie with Great American Pure Flix suggests otherwise.

 

 

In Mr. Manhattan, Carlos PenaVega stars as Mason Bradley, a man with a beautiful fiancé (played by Alexa PenaVega) who agrees to be godfather to his brother’s children. Soon after, he heads to New York to begin studying law at Columbia. Surrounded by the glamour of big city life, he eventually becomes a partner in a big firm and breaks things off with his fiance.

 

But everything changes when his brother and sister-in-law are killed and he finds himself with custody of their two young children.

 

“It’s a good one! You’re gonna enjoy it!!!” wrote Candace Cameron Bure in response to an Instagram post announcing the film.

 

 

Carlos and Alexa PenaVega fans were, for the most part, enthusiastic about the announcement.

 

“Love these two,” wrote on fan on Great American Pure Flix’s Facebook page. “Excited to see them here.”

 

Others were curious to know if Carlos and Alexa PenaVega would still make movies for Hallmark.

 

“WOW!!!! HOPEFULLY THIS MEANS THEY CAN WORK FOR BOTH HALLMARK AND GREAT AMERICAN FAMILY,” wrote another.

 

Both Alexa and Carlos got their start in show business as children. Alexa made her debut as Carmen Cortez in the Spy Kid movie franchise in 2001. She went on to guest star on TV shows such as Unsupervised and Royal Pains and appeared in the movies Hairspray, Broken Hill, and The Devil’s Carnival.

 

Carlos starred in the Nickelodeon series Big Time Rush. He released his first solo album in 2014.

 

They have published two books with HarperCollins Christian Publishing. What If Love is the Point: Living For Jesus in a Self-Consumed World was released in June 2022. Ocean’s World: An Island Tale of Discovery and Adventure was released in October 2022.