Vega made her TV debut as Kim on the PBS television series Barney & Friends;[1] before earning worldwide acclaim as Ceci Camayo on Hulu's drama series East Los High.
[3][4] Vega attended Southern Methodist University, where she graduated with a degree in journalism.
[citation needed] At age 10, Vega appeared in the children's TV show Barney & Friends.
[6][7] Since then, she has portrayed many roles in her career including in films So This Is Christmas, Betrayed at 17, Teeth and Blood.
She landed the breakout role as Ceci Camayo in East Los High, for which she earned a Daytime Emmy Award nomination.