Alfonso Herrera

For the Mexican biologist, see Alfonso L. Herrera. For the 17th century Italian bishop, see Alfonso Herrera (bishop).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Herrera and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.
Alfonso Herrera
Herrera in 2017
Born
Alfonso Herrera Rodríguez

(1983-08-28) 28 August 1983 (age 41)
Mexico City, Mexico
Other namesPoncho
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
  • producer
Years active2001–present
Spouse
  • Diana Vázquez
    ​
    ​
    (m. 2016; div. 2021)​
Children2
Musical career
GenresPop[1]
InstrumentVocals
Labels
Formerly ofRBD

Alfonso Herrera Rodríguez (Spanish pronunciation: [alˈfonso eˈreɾa], born 28 August 1983) is a Mexican actor and singer.[2]

Born in Mexico City, Herrera made his television debut in Clase 406 in 2002.[3] In the same year, he made his film debut in Amar te duele and won a MTV Movie Awards Mexico.[2] In 2004, he achieved international stardom playing the protagonist Miguel Arango in the Mexican telenovela Rebelde, which spanned the pop musical group RBD (2004–09). Herrera was one of the six lead singers in the group, which was successful in Latin America, USA and Europe, was nominated twice to the Latin Grammy Award and sold more than 15 million albums worldwide.[4][2] In 2009, he starred in the Venezuelan film Venezzia, the Mexican series Mujeres Asesinas and the Mexican telenovela Camaleones.[2]

In 2014, Herrera played the lead role in the political satire comedy film The Perfect Dictatorship.[5] From 2015 to 2018, he sensitively portrayed art lecturer, Hernando Fuentes, secret boyfriend of actor Lito Rodriguez, in the American drama series Sense8 on Netflix. He played Father Tomas on the American horror series The Exorcist (2016–17).[5][6] He co-starred in the American drama series Queen of the South (2018–19). Herrera portrayed Ignacio de la Torre y Mier in Dance of the 41 (2020) and received acclaim for his performance, winning the Ariel Award for Best Actor.[2][7] In 2022, he co-starred as cartel lieutenant Javi Elizondro in the final season of the Netflix crime drama series Ozark.

  1. ^ "Alfonso Herrera Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & ..." AllMusic. Archived from the original on 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Entrevista: la travesía de Alfonso Herrera". Expansión. 17 November 2020. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  3. ^ "¡Clase 406 regresa¡ La icónica telenovela regresa a la televisión con retransmisión por TLNovelas". Las Estrellas. 3 November 2020. Archived from the original on 19 April 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  4. ^ "'Rebelde' 16th Anniversary: Where the Cast of the Fan-Favorite Mexican Telenovela Is Now". Entertainment Tonight. 4 October 2020. Archived from the original on 22 February 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Alfonso Herrera on Finding Your Character's Intention". Backstage. 8 December 2016. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  6. ^ "'Exorcist': Alfonso Herrera & Ben Daniels To Star In Fox Drama Pilot". Deadline. 2 March 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  7. ^ ""El baile de los 41", sobre el yerno de Porfirio Díaz". Proceso. 28 November 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.