Spy Kids child star Alexa Vega plays whore house hit-woman KillJoy in Robert Rodriguez’s Machete Kills, a sequel to the director’s 2010 grind-house actioner Machete. The 24-year-old Latina posted the above image on her Instagram to tease the sexy new role.

Many say Rodriguez is exploiting Vega—an actress he first hired at age 13—by stripping her down to lingerie and chaps. Vega, however, has told the media that she took the part to “own her sexuality.” I’m just wondering if that’s the same outfit Jessica Alba wore in Rodriguez’s Sin City… think about that for a minute.

Machete Kills follows ex-Federale Machete (Danny Trejo) as he’s recruited by the U.S. government to bring down a billionaire arms dealer (Mel Gibson) threatening global warfare with a high-tech space weapon. Costars include Charlie Sheen, Sofia Vergara, Zoe Saldana, Amber Heard, Vanessa Hudgens, twins Elise and Electra Avellan, Lady Gaga and returning players Alba and Michelle Rodriguez.