Alfonso Herrera Biography

' (born ' on August 28, 1983) is a Mexican stage and screen actor and former singer, who is best known for starring in ' (2002), ' (2004), ' (2007), ' (2009) ' (2009), ' (2011), Sense8 (2015-present), and ' (2015). As of autumn 2016, Herrera starred alongside Geena Davis, Ben Daniels, and Alan Ruck in the 10-episode, critically acclaimed Fox TV adaptation "inspired by" the William Peter Blatty best-selling novel The Exorcist.

He gained international recognition as a member of the Latin Grammy-nominated pop group RBD. He has since appeared in films including ' (2002), ' (2009), ' (2013), ' (2014) and ' (2016).

Biography

Alfonso Herrera Rodrguez was born in Mexico City. He has an older brother, Alejandro and a younger brother, Oscar. He attended the Edron Academy, a prestigious high-class British school, alongside Gael Garca Bernal and Ximena Sariana 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 Educacin Artstica run by Latin American media giant Televisa.

Acting career

Following his completion at the Centro de Educacin Artstica, Herrera began working professionally in theater. He performed in Las Brujas de Salem (2001), Como matar a un ruiseor (2001) and Antigona (2001).

In 2002, he was cast in the film Amarte Duele, directed by Fernando Sariana, and from there moved into television, working in the telenovela Clase 406, alongside Dulce Maria, Anah, and Christian Chvez, who later became his bandmates in RBD.

In 2004, 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 - June 13, 2007, and only lasted 13 episodes.

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

In 2009, he began filming Venezzia in Venezuela, alongside Ruddy Rodrguez.

On May 21, 2009 it was announced that Herrera would star alongside Spanish Mexican singer/actress Belinda Peregrn in Televisa's latest novela, Camaleones. Herrera played Sebastin, a man who pretends to be a professor and steals expensive art work in order to protect his jailed father.

In 2009, he also guest-starred in an episode of Mujeres Assesinas, "Soledad, Cautiva", alongside his Rebelde co-star Angelique Boyer.

Herrera also worked alongside actors Plutaco Haza, Paola Nez, Sergio Klainer, Guillermo Larrea, Jana Raluy, and Ral Vallejo on the Spanish version of Rain Man, known in Spanish as Cuando los hermanos se encuentran.

Besides Rain Man, 2011 has brought up new projects for Herrera. He worked on a television series called El Equipo (The Team) produced by Pedro Torres where he played a federal policeman named Fermn Prez. This series has been compared to the television series CSI and was aired in Mexico as well as the United States.

Alfonso is currently filming a television series called El Diez where he will play a soccer player named 'Chava Espinoza'. This series will be aired soon on ESPN Deportes; which is available on the United States as well as some Latin American countries.

On August 19, 2011, Herrera's most recent movie As es la Suerte will premier on theaters around various areas in Mexico.

In 2016, Herrera starred in the American TV series The Exorcist based on the 1973 film of the same name alongside Geena Davis.

Music career

The success of Rebelde launched RBD. 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" for the CD Empezar Desde Cero (RBD) in 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 Adios 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.

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Amar te duele	Francisco
2008	Volverte a ver	Pablo
2009	Venezzia	Frank
2011	As es la suerte	Guillermo
2013	Espectro	Mario
2014	Obediencia perfecta	Adult Julin Santos
2014	La dictadura perfecta	Carlos Rojo
2016	The Chosen	Ramn Mercader

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002-2003	Clase 406	Juan David Rodrguez Pineda
2004-2006	Rebelde	Miguel Arango Cervera
2005	La energa de Sonric'slandia	Miguel Arango Cervera	2 episodes
2007	Lola, rase una vez	Himself	1 episode
2007	RBD: La familia	Poncho	13 episodes
2008	Terminales	Leonardo Carral	13 episodes
2009	Mujeres asesinas	Esteban	Episode: "Soledad, cautiva"
2009-2010	Camaleones	Sebastin Jaramillo
2009	Tiempo final	Arturo	Episode: "El billete"
2009-2014	El Capo	Nio Malo	4 episodes
2011	El Equipo	Fermn Prez	15 episodes
2011	El Diez	Salvador "Chava" Espinoza	8 episodes
2011	El encanto del guila	Aquiles Serdn	1 episode
2015-present	Sense8	Hernando Fuentes
2015-2016	El Dandy	Daniel "El Dandy" Bracho / Jos "Pepe" Montao
2016	Urban Cowboy	Kyle	Television film
2016	Drunk History	Ernesto "Che" Guevara	1 episode
2016-present	The Exorcist	Father Tomas Ortega	10 episodes

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2003	MTV Movie Awards Mxico	Favorite Villain	Amarte Duele	rowspan="4"
2005	Premios Juventud	Torrid Romance	Dulce Mara & Alfonso Herrera
2006	Premios Juventud	He's Got Style	Himself
		What a Hottie!
	TVyNovelas Award	Best Young Lead Actor	Rebelde	rowspan="2"
2007	Premios Juventud	He's Got Style	Himself
		What a Hottie!
2008	Premios Juventud	He's Got Style		rowspan="6"
		What a Hottie!
2009	Premios Juventud	He's Got Style
		What a Hottie!
	Diosas de Plata	Breakthrough Male	Volverte A Ver
2010	Kids Choice Awards Mxico	Favorite Male Character	Camaleones
	Premios Juventud	Can He Act or What	Venezzia	rowspan="2"
	Canada International Film Festival	Best Actor
2011	Premios Juventud	What a Hottie!	Camaleones	rowspan="5"
2012	Kids Choice Awards	Best Latin Artist	Himself
	Kids Choice Awards Mxico	Favorite Voice in a Movie	The Lorax
2015	TVyNovelas Award (Colombia)	Best Supporting Actor - Series	El Capo
	Diosas de Plata	Best Actor	La Dictadura Perfecta

Discography

See RBD discography for more information

• Rebelde (2004)
• Nuestro Amor (2005)
• Celestial (2006)
• Rebels (2006)
• Empezar Desde Cero (2007)
• Para Olvidarte de M (2009)