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Carla Gugino Perplexed She Was the ‘Spy Kids’ Mom at Age 27 to Tween Kids


Carla Gugino was 27 years old when she was cast as mom Ingrid Cortez, who had tweens, in 2001’s ‘Spy Kids’

In the 2001 action movie, two kids use high-tech gadgets to save their OSS spy parents, who are taken by an evil man named Fegan Floop ( Alan Cumming). Featuring Rodriguez’s frequent collaborators Antonio Banderas, Danny Trejo and Cheech Marin, the 2001 action comedy is also known as the project that launched the careers of titular kids Alexa PenaVega and Daryl Sabara. Gugino noted that her past connection to movie husband Antonio Banderas, who portrayed Gregorio Cortez, helped her embody the role as well.

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