Carmen Elizabeth Juanita Echo Sky Brava Cortez is the female protagonist of the Spy Kids series. She is an agent of the OSS's Spy Kids Division, the daughter of Gregorio and Ingrid Cortez, and the older sister of Juni Cortez.

She is known for her roles as Carmen Cortez in the first four Spy Kids films and Julie Corky in the 2004 film Sleepover. In 2009, she starred as the title character Ruby Gallagher in the ABC Family series Ruby & the Rockits .

Carmen Cortez is one of the two titular main protagonists (alongside Juni Cortez) of Spy Kids Trilogy, as well in the 2018 Netflix spin-off animated series Spy Kids Mission Critical, and a major character of the 2011 movie Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World.

Spy Kids is an American media franchise centered on a series of spy action comedy films created by Robert Rodriguez. The plot follows children siblings, who discover that their respective parents are spies and become involved in an espionage organization when their parents go missing.

Sep 22, 2023 · Originally released in March 2001, the film follows two young children, Carmen and Juni, who learn that their parents are secret spies and go on a mission to save them.

Oct 19, 2023 · Carmen and Juni Cortez, the original Spy Kids, have grown up and are no longer the central duo of the franchise. In Spy Kids 4, Carmen and Juni become estranged but ultimately reconcile and announce their plan to revive the Spy Kids program together.

Carmen Cortez: What are you talking about? Felix Gumm: I was assigned to protect your family, but something's gone wrong. I have to take you to the safe house. Carmen Cortez: My parents can't be spies! They're not cool enough!