What Are the 'Spy Kids' up to Now? Someone Just Had a Baby

For so many kids during the early 2000s, Spy Kids remains a nostalgic movie from childhood. Now, it's an iconic film franchise that's grossed over $147 million worldwide. It's been 20 years since the first film premiered and fans are wondering what the cast members, now all adults, are up to now. 

If you don't recognize Antonio as the super-spy dad from Spy Kids, you probably recognize him from several other 2000s staples such as the voice of Puss in Boots from Shrek 2 and Zorro in The Legend of Zorro. More recently, however, he appeared in the film Dolittle alongside Robert Downey Jr. Antonio is currently set to appear in the upcoming Uncharted film, but his role has not been announced. 

Carla Gugino played iconic spy mom Ingrid, but her acting talents are likely more familiar to adult audiences. Known for her roles in Watchmen, Karen Sisco, and The Haunting of Hill House, Carla has most recently starred in the Hill House follow-up, The Haunting of Bly Manor. She's also set to return to her spy roots in Gunpowder Milkshake, where she will play a female assassin.  

Everyone's favorite spy uncle, Danny Trejo has also been in his fair share of action movies. In fact, Danny has appeared in several of director Robert Rodriguez's movies, and a few of his characters have been named after knives, like Machete in Spy Kids and Razor Charlie in From Dusk Till Dawn. Danny actually returned to Machete's character in two standalone Spy Kids films. 

In 2019, Danny witnessed a car accident and helped extract a trapped toddler from the backseat.

The coolest older spy sister in town, Alexa PenaVega has had an eventful 20 years since Spy Kids. Her roles over the years include the starring role in Sleepover, a small role in Machete Kills with Danny Trejo, and a spot on Dancing With the Stars. She married Big Time Rush star Carlos PenaVega in 2014. They have three children together: Ocean King, Kingston James, and Rio, whose birth was announced in May 2021 via Instagram.

Daryl played youngest Cortez family member, Juni. Over the years, he's had many guest roles on shows such as Wizards of Waverly Place, Will & Grace, Friends, and Criminal Minds. He's perhaps better known for his voiceover work as the titular character on Generator Rex and Heatblast in Ben 10. He also recently starred in Ben 10 Versus the Universe: The Movie.

In 2018, Daryl married musical superstar Meghan Trainor, and in February 2021, he announced the birth of their baby Riley on Instagram.

It sounds like life for the Spy Kids cast has only continued to look up. There's an upcoming reboot with director Robert Rodriguez returning, but no release date yet. Fans of the original are keeping their fingers crossed for at least one cameo from these familiar faces.