Alfonso Herrera Rodriguez

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

Born in Mexico City, Herrera made his television debut in Clase 406 in 2002. In the same year, he made his film debut in Amar te duele and won a MTV Movie Awards Mexico. 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.

Early life Alfonso Herrera Rodríguez was born in Mexico City. He has an older brother, Alejandro and a younger brother, Oscar. 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. 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.

Poncho wrote the song "Si No Estas Aqui" on the fifth studio album by the Mexican band RBD, Empezar Desde Cero (2007). On August 15, 2008, RBD released a message telling fans that they had decided to split up. They went on one final tour, Gira del Adiós World Tour, which ended in early 2009. 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 began filming Venezzia in Venezuela, alongside Ruddy Rodríguez. On May 21, 2009, it was announced that Herrera would star alongside Spanish Mexican singer/actress Belinda Peregrín in Televisa's latest novela, Camaleones. Herrera played Sebastián, a man who pretends to be a professor and steals expensive art work in order to protect his jailed father. On August 6, 2009, he also guest-starred in an episode of Mujeres Asesinas, "Soledad, Cautiva", alongside his Rebelde co-star Angelique Boyer. Herrera during the play La sociedad de los poetas muertos (2018).

Poncho was part of the cast of the third season of the series Tiempo Final in the episode "El Billete" in 2009. They are a gay couple who are not open about their relationship due to the fact that Lito is a big Mexican movie star. Once his secret is out Hernando and Lito struggle to persevere through it. In 2015, he starred in the Mexican series El Dandy. In 2016, Herrera gave life to Ramón Mercader in the film The Chosen.

He played Ramón Mercader in the Mexican-Spanish drama The Chosen (2016). Between 2016 and 2017, Herrera participated in two episodes of the Mexican series Drunk History, played Che Guevara and again reprised the role of Aquiles Serdán. Herrera starred Father Tomas in Fox's American horror series The Exorcist (2016–2017). He joined the recurring cast of the third season of the American series Queen of the South (2018) and in the fourth became part of the main cast along with the Brazilian actress Alice Braga. He played Leon in the Mexican series Sitiados: México in 2019.

In 2020, he participated as himself in the episode "Romcom" in the Mexican series How to Survive Being Single by Amazon Prime Video. Also in 2020, Herrera starred in David Pablos's movie Dance of the 41, playing Ignacio de la Torre y Mier, the gay son-in-law of the President of Mexico. For his performance Dance of the 41, he won the Ariel Award for Best Actor.

Personal life In 2002, Herrera started dating actress and singer Dulce María; they met during the filming of the soap opera Clase 406, and the relationship ended in 2005.

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

Filmography

Denotes projects that have not yet been released

Film 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 Camila's husband Facing El Chapo 2026 Carmona

Television

Podcasts Title Year Role NotesBatman Desenterrado 2022 Batman / Bruno Díaz Main role (voice)

Discography

Theatre Production Year Role Theater The Pillowman 2008 Michal Scotiabank Theater Rain Man 2010 Charlie Babbitt Diego Rivera Theater Nadando con Tiburones 2012 Gus Teatro de los Insurgentes La Sociedad De Los Poetas Muertos 2018 John Keating Libanés Theater El Paraíso de la Invención 2020–21 Father Milan Theater

Awards and nominations