Alfonso Herrera
Mexican actor and former singer (born 1983) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alfonso Herrera Rodríguez (Spanish pronunciation: [alˈfonso eˈreɾa], born 28 August 1983) is a Mexican actor and singer.[1]
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| Born | Alfonso Herrera Rodríguez (1983-08-28) 28 August 1983 (age 40) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Other names | Poncho |
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| Years active | 2001–present |
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| Children | 2 |
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| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
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| Formerly of | RBD |
Born in Mexico City, Herrera made his television debut in Clase 406 in 2002.[2] In the same year, he made his film debut in Amar te duele and won a MTV Movie Awards Mexico.[1] 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.[3][1] In 2009, he starred in the Venezuelan film Venezzia, the Mexican series Mujeres Asesinas and the Mexican telenovela Camaleones.[1]
In 2014, Herrera played the lead role in the political satire comedy film The Perfect Dictatorship.[4] 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).[4][5] 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.[1][6] In 2022, he co-starred as cartel lieutenant Javi Elizondro in the final season of the Netflix crime drama series Ozark.