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Carlos PenaVega

Carlos PenaVega

Actor and producer · Born August 15, 1989 (37) · Columbia, Missouri, USA

Carlos Roberto PenaVega (né Pena Jr.; born August 15, 1989) is a Native-Latino American actor and singer. He starred on the Nickelodeon series Big Time Rush as Carlos García, and is a member of the group Big Time Rush. He was also the host of the network's game show Webheads. He currently voices Bobby Santiago in The Loud House franchise. Description above from the Wikipedia article Carlos PenaVega, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 15, 1989 (37)
From
Columbia, Missouri, USA
Works as
Actor and producer
Titles
28 on MovieCove · 35 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 47% in 30 days

What are Carlos PenaVega's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Animation3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Mystery2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Mystery movies
Romance2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Romance movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
46%
Self
26%
Morality
12%
Society
9%
Survival
5%
Ideas
2%
Romantic love8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth5 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 17 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 13 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 8 · Charged 10 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 17 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 13 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 14 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 17 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

15 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 7 of 15 analyzed roles.

Ally
7 of 15
Hero
3 of 15
Shapeshifter
3 of 15
Herald
1 of 15
Mentor
1 of 15
Show the 15 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
12
Warm
10
Romantic
8
Hopeful
8
Tense
4
Other
14

How their films linger

Feel-good15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy17
  • Bittersweet3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Carlos PenaVega's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hallmark+ (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Carlos PenaVega's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

35 credits, 28 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Get Him Back for Christmas(2024)

    Executive Producer · as Jack Grayton

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Mr. Manhattan(2024)

    as Mason

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Casagrandes Movie(2024)

    as Bobby (as Flat Arturo) (voice)

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Never Too Late to Celebrate(2023)

    as Javi

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Love in the Limelight(2022)

    as Nick Mendez

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Loud House Movie(2021)

    as Bobby (voice)

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Picture Perfect Mysteries: Exit, Stage Death(2020)

    Executive Producer · as Sam Acosta

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Loud House: Schooled! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Bobby

  • Mighty Oak(2020)

    Producer · as Pedro

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Picture Perfect Mysteries: Dead Over Diamonds(2020)

    Executive Producer · as Sam Acosta

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Casagrandes(2019)

    Show 112 episodes · as Bobby (voice)

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • The Power Couple (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · as Vince Powers

  • Picture Perfect Mysteries: Newlywed and Dead(2019)

    Executive Producer · as Sam Acosta

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • A Midnight Kiss(2018)

    as David Campos

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Love at Sea(2018)

    Executive Producer · as Tony Rieves

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Life Sentence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 13 episodes · as Diego Rojas

  • Enchanted Christmas(2017)

    as Ricardo Archuleta

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Killing Hasselhoff(2017)

    as Pedro

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Encounter(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Associate Producer · as Cal

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Elephant Kingdom(2009)

    as Rally (voice)

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Loud House(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Bobby (voice)

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Grease Live!(2016)

    as Kenickie

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Pixies(2015)

    as William (voice)

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Spare Parts(2015)

    as Oscar Vazquez

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • FUTURESTATES: Code Academy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Marcos

  • Instant Mom(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Roger

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Marvin Marvin(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · as Carlos Garcia

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • Big Time Movie(2012)

    as Carlos Garcia

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Little Birds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Louis

  • Big Time Rush(2009)

    Show 70 episodes · as Carlos Garcia

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • The Penguins of Madagascar(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Carlos (voice)

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · as King Bee

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Summerland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Student

  • ER(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Arlo Escobar

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Untitled Big Time Rush Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Carlos Garcia

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 35 titles, 34 of them dated from 1994 to 2024; peak year 2019.

Biggest box office

Spare Parts (2015)

$3.7M worldwide

Highest rated

Grease Live! (2016)

Midcredits 84th

Most popular right now

Big Time Rush (2009)

Film career

19942024

Peak 2019 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 8 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting35 of 35: 29 only acting, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score57thProducing6 of 35: 0 only producing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score65th

35 titles, 6 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s4 · acting2010s19 · 19 acting · 3 crew2020s10 · 10 acting · 3 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 7% of 15 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Carlos PenaVega's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 67th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 28 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 28 titles are Mixed.

  • Divisive4
  • Cult Classic5
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · actor

The Casagrandes (2019)

94th percentile spread · 36% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Grease Live! (2016)

Midcredits 84th · 75% liked

Reviewers score the acting 51/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 25. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Carlos PenaVega's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 17 · mildMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Carlos PenaVega work with?

People who share at least 2 of Carlos PenaVega's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alexa PenaVega shares the most, 14.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles