Alfonso Herrera facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Alfonso Herrera
Herrera in 2017
Born	Alfonso Herrera Rodríguez (1983-08-28) 28 August 1983 (age 41) Mexico City, Mexico
Other names	Poncho
Occupation	Actor singer producer
Years active	2001–present
Spouse(s)	Diana Vázquez ​ ​ (m. 2016; div. 2021)​
Children	2
Musical career
Genres	Pop
Instruments	Vocals
Labels	EMI Capitol

Alfonso Herrera Rodríguez (born August 28, 1983) is a famous Mexican actor and singer. He is often called "Poncho" by his fans.

Alfonso was born in Mexico City. He started his TV acting career in 2002 in the show Clase 406. That same year, he also appeared in his first movie, Amar te duele, and won an MTV Movie Award Mexico.

In 2004, Alfonso became very well-known around the world. He played the main character, Miguel Arango, in the Mexican TV show Rebelde. This show led to the creation of the popular pop music group RBD. Alfonso was one of the six main singers in RBD. The group became very successful in Latin America, the USA, and Europe. They were nominated for a Latin Grammy Award twice and sold over 15 million albums worldwide.

After RBD, Alfonso continued acting. In 2009, he starred in the Venezuelan movie Venezzia. He also appeared in the Mexican TV series Mujeres Asesinas and the Mexican TV show Camaleones.

In 2014, Alfonso played the main role in the comedy movie The Perfect Dictatorship. From 2015 to 2018, he played Hernando Fuentes in the American drama series Sense8 on Netflix. He also played Father Tomas in the American horror series The Exorcist from 2016 to 2017. He was a co-star in the American drama series Queen of the South from 2018 to 2019.

In 2020, Alfonso played Ignacio de la Torre y Mier in the movie Dance of the 41. He received great praise for his acting and won the Ariel Award for Best Actor. In 2022, he co-starred as Javi Elizondro in the final season of the Netflix crime drama series Ozark.

Early Life

Alfonso Herrera Rodríguez was born in Mexico City. He has two brothers, an older one named Alejandro and a younger one named Oscar.

He went to the Edron Academy and finished school in 2002. Alfonso first wanted to become a pilot. He planned to move to San Antonio, Texas to go to an aviation school. But he changed his mind and decided to study acting instead. He joined the Centro de Educación Artística, which is run by the big media company Televisa.

Career Highlights

Herrera in 2006 during a press conference of the Mexican band RBD in Brazil.

After finishing his studies at the Centro de Educación Artística, Alfonso started working as a professional actor in theater. He performed in plays like Las Brujas de Salem (2001), Como matar a un ruiseñor (2001), and Antigona (2001).

In 2002, he was cast in the movie Amar te duele. After that, he moved into television. He worked on the TV show Clase 406 with Dulce María, Anahí, and Christian Chávez. These actors later became his bandmates in RBD. While starring in Clase 406, Alfonso also sang on the show's soundtrack. He performed songs like "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 appeared in an episode of the Mexican series Mujer, Casos de la Vida Real. He was then chosen as one of the main characters in Rebelde. This show was a Mexican version of the popular Argentine show Rebelde Way. Alfonso played Miguel Arango, a teenager who moves to Mexico City to get revenge for his father's death. Rebelde was a huge success worldwide. It had over 400 episodes and ran from 2004 to 2006.

After Rebelde became so popular, Televisa released RBD: La Familia in 2007. This show starred the members of RBD. The characters in this show were similar to the actors' real personalities. RBD: La Familia was the first Mexican show filmed entirely in high definition. The show ran for 13 episodes from March to June 2007.

Herrera at the 2017 Fénix Award.

In 2007, Alfonso started filming Volverte a Ver with Ximena Herrera. This movie was released in December 2008 and was filmed in Mexico and Argentina. In 2008, he also starred in the play The Pillowman.

RBD released 9 studio albums, including albums in Spanish, Portuguese, and English. They sold over 15 million albums globally. They toured across Mexico, South America, Serbia, Romania, the United States, and Spain.

Alfonso wrote the song "Si No Estas Aqui" for RBD's fifth album, Empezar Desde Cero (2007). On August 15, 2008, RBD announced they would split up. They went on one final tour, Gira del Adiós World Tour, which ended in early 2009. In an interview in November 2008, Alfonso said he did not plan to have a solo singing career after RBD. He said he did not see himself as a singer.

Alfonso also lent his voice to the main character in the animated movie Igor (2008). From September to December 2008, he starred in the Mexican series Terminales. He played a man who was diagnosed with a serious illness.

In 2009, he began filming Venezzia in Venezuela. On May 21, 2009, it was announced that Alfonso would star with singer and actress Belinda Peregrín in Televisa's new show, Camaleones. Alfonso played Sebastián, a man who pretends to be a professor. He steals expensive art to protect his father, who is in jail. On August 6, 2009, he also appeared as a guest star in an episode of Mujeres Asesinas. He acted alongside his Rebelde co-star Angelique Boyer.

Herrera during the play La sociedad de los poetas muertos (2018).

Alfonso was part of the cast for the third season of the series Tiempo Final in 2009. He also worked with other actors on the Spanish version of Rain Man, called Cuando los hermanos se encuentran.

In 2011, Alfonso worked on a TV series called El Equipo. He played a federal policeman named Fermín Pérez. This series was shown in Mexico and the United States. Alfonso also filmed a TV series called El Diez, where he played a soccer player named 'Chava Espinoza'. This series was shown on ESPN Deportes. On August 19, 2011, the movie Así es la Suerte premiered. He played the revolutionary Aquiles Serdán in the Mexican series El Encanto del Águila (2011).

In 2013, Alfonso starred in the Mexican horror movie Espectro. He joined the third season of the Colombian series El Capo (2014) as Niño Malo. For this role, he was nominated for an award. He also starred in the Mexican film Perfect Obedience. In 2014, he was the main actor in the Mexican film The Perfect Dictatorship.

He was also in the Netflix series Sense8 (2015–18). He played Hernando Fuentes, a character who is in a relationship with Lito Rodriguez, played by Miguel Ángel Silvestre. In 2015, he starred in the Mexican series El Dandy. In 2016, Alfonso played Ramón Mercader in the film The Chosen.

He starred as Father Tomas in Fox's American horror series The Exorcist (2016–2017). He joined the cast of the third season of the American series Queen of the South (2018). In the fourth season, he became a main cast member. He played Leon in the Mexican series Sitiados: México in 2019.

In 2020, he appeared as himself in an episode of the Mexican series How to Survive Being Single on Amazon Prime Video. Also in 2020, Alfonso starred in David Pablos's movie Dance of the 41. He played Ignacio de la Torre y Mier, the son-in-law of the President of Mexico. For his acting in Dance of the 41, he won the Ariel Award for Best Actor.

Personal Life

In 2002, Alfonso started dating actress and singer Dulce María. They met while filming the TV show Clase 406. Their relationship ended in 2005.

In 2016, he married journalist Diana Vázquez. They have two sons together. The couple divorced in 2021. Alfonso later had a brief relationship with actress Ana de la Reguera.

Filmography

Denotes projects that have not yet been released

Movies

Title	Year	Role	Notes
Amar te Duele	2002	Francisco
Volverte a Ver	2008	Pablo Murillo
Igor	2008	Igor	Voice role
Venezzia	2009	Frank Moore
Así es la Suerte	2011	Guillermo
The Lorax	2012	Theodore "Ted" Wiggins	Voice role
Espectro	2013	Mario
The Croods	2013	Guy	Voice role
Museo Memoria y Tolerancia	2013	Man	Short film
Metegol	2013	Amadeo	Voice role
Perfect Obedience	2014	Julián Santos
Gonzalo	2014	Gonzalo	Short film
The Perfect Dictatorship	2014	Carlos Rojo
Minions	2015	Walter Nelson	Voice role
The Chosen	2016	Ramón Mercader
Dance of the 41	2020	Ignacio de la Torre y Mier	Also executive producer
DC League of Super-Pets	2022	Krypto the Superdog	Voice role
Me Casé Con Un Idiota	2022	Iñaki Palacios
¡Qué viva México!	2023	Pancho Reyes “El Fifí”
Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire	2023	Cassius
The Boy and the Heron	2023	The Grey Heron	Voice role
Migration	2023	Mack Mallard	Voice role
Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver	2024	Cassius
Príncipes Salvajes	2024	Rodrigo
Tesis Sobre una Domesticación	2024	TDA	Filming

Television Shows

Podcasts

Discography

Theater Performances

Awards and Nominations

See also

In Spanish: Alfonso Herrera (actor) para niños