Alfonso Herrera

Alfonso Herrera Rodríguez (, born 28 August 1983) is a Mexican actor and singer.

He performed in Las Brujas de Salem (2001), Como matar a un ruiseñor (2001) and Antigona (2001).

Born in Mexico City, Herrera made his television debut in Clase 406 in 2002.

In the same year, his made film debut in Amar te duele and won a MTV Movie Awards Mexico.

He attended the Edron Academy, alongside Gael García Bernal and Ximena Sariñana and graduated in 2002.

Herrera originally wanted to become a pilot and was going to move to San Antonio, Texas, to enroll in an aviation school.

He changed his mind and decided to enroll at the Centro de Educación Artística run by Latin American media giant Televisa.

Following his completion at the Centro de Educación Artística, Herrera began working professionally in theater.

In 2002, he was cast in the film Amar te duele, directed by Fernando Sariñana, and from there moved into television, working in the telenovela Clase 406, alongside Dulce María, Anahí, and Christian Chávez, who later became his bandmates in RBD.

When he starred in the soap opera Clase 406, Herrera participated in the soundtrack together with the cast in the songs "De Donde Vienes... A Donde Vas...?", "Corazón de Ángel", "Por Ti", "Shala La La" and "Grito" from the album Clase 406 - El Siguiente Paso ...! (2003).

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 10 million albums worldwide.

In 2004, he participated in the episode "Tres Lágrimas" of the Mexican series Mujer, Casos de la Vida Real and he was cast as one of the main characters in Rebelde, a Mexican remake of the hit Argentine novela Rebelde Way.

Herrera played Miguel Arango, a teenager who moves to Mexico City to avenge his father's death.

Rebelde was a hit worldwide and had over 400 episodes, lasting from 2004 to 2006.

Following the success of Rebelde, in 2007, Televisa released RBD: La Familia, which starred the members of RBD.

The characters of the sitcom were not based on the band's characters in Rebelde, but intended to be similar to the actors' real personalities.

RBD: La Familia was the first Mexican show shot entirely in high definition.

The show ran from March 14, 2007 to June 13, 2007, and only lasted 13 episodes.

In 2007, Herrera began filming Volverte a Ver with Ximena Herrera.

Poncho wrote the song "Si No Estas Aqui" on the fifth studio album by the Mexican band RBD, Empezar Desde Cero (2007).

It was released in December 2008.

The movie was filmed in Mexico and Argentina.

In 2008, he also starred in the play The Pillowman, replacing actor Kuno Becker.

To date, RBD has made 9 studio albums, including albums in Spanish, Portuguese and English.

They have sold over 15 million albums worldwide, and have toured across Mexico, South America, Serbia, Romania, the United States, and Spain.

On August 15, 2008, RBD released a message telling fans that they had decided to split up.

In a November 2008 interview with Open magazine, Herrera said he has no intention of having a solo singing career after RBD and that he does not see himself as a singer.

Herrera gave voice to the main character in the animated film Igor (2008).

From September to December 2008, Poncho starred in the Mexican series Terminales, playing a man who was diagnosed with a terminal illness.

In 2009, he starred in the Venezuelan film Venezzia, the Mexican series Mujeres Asesinas and the Mexican telenovela Camaleones.

They went on one final tour, Gira del Adiós World Tour, which ended in early 2009.

In 2014, Herrera played the lead role in the political satire comedy film The Perfect Dictatorship.

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).

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.

In 2022, he co-starred as cartel lieutenant Javi Elizondro in the final season of the Netflix crime drama series Ozark.

Alfonso Herrera Rodríguez was born in Mexico City.

He has an older brother, Alejandro and a younger brother, Oscar.