Alfonso Herrera (actor)

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

He began his career in the film Amar te duele (2002), followed by the telenovela Clase 406 that delved into social issues, up to Rebelde (2004) who achieved international fame, also forming part of the RBD group.

In 2009, with the termination of the group, he announced his retirement from the world of music to dedicate himself to acting. After having the leading role in the telenovela Camaleones (2009), he resumed his career as a film actor participating in films such as Venezzia (2009) and Así es la luck (2011).

He participated in television series, such as El equipo (2011), El Diez (2011) and Sense8 (2015), as well as as well as plays as diverse as Rain Man (2010) and Swimming with Sharks (2012).

Biography

2002-2008: Artistic beginnings, Loving hurts you and RBD

Alfonso Herrera was born on August 28, 1983 in Mexico City. He spent his childhood divided between Mexico, D.F. and the city of Guadalajara He began his career in the theater with works such as & # 34; Las brujas de Salem & # 34;, & # 34; How to kill a mockingbird & # 34; and "Antigone". In 2002 he made his first participation in the Mexican film Amar te duele by director Fernando Sariñana. After his participation in the cinema, producer Pedro Damián gave him the opportunity to play the role of Juan David in the soap opera Class 406.

Alfonso Herrera in São Paulo, Brazil, 2006.

In 2004, Alfonso worked again with the producer, this time for the Mexican telenovela Rebelde, in which he gave life to the character of Miguel Arango. That same year, he joined the band RBD, also made up of Anahí, Dulce María, Maite Perroni, Christopher Uckermann and Christian Chávez, his telenovela companions. In November 2004, RBD released their debut album titled Rebelde, the album obtained diamond and gold record recognition in Mexico for selling more than half a million copies. With RBD, Alfonso released seven studio albums, three live albums and seven DVDs, the group achieved multiple albums of platinum, gold and diamond, toured the vast majority of places in the world, which meant one of the most important popular events in Mexican music in recent decades. He visited more than 23 countries, sang in 116 cities, sold more than 57,000,000 of his musical productions, 17,000,000 digital downloads, four million DVDs and sold more than two million concert tickets along with more than 20,000 000 merchandise items.

In 2007, the actor began recording the Mexican series RBD: la familia, which fictionally narrates the lives of the band members. In November 2007, Alfonso began filming the romantic comedy Volverter a ver , by director Gustavo Garzón, creator of Cansada de besar sapos. The film premiered on December 25, 2008 in theaters. In March 2008, he returned to his beginnings by joining the cast of the staging Pillow Man, with a small role so as not to interfere with RBD's performances. In September 2008 He starred in the first season of the series Terminals with the actress Ana Claudia Talancón.

In mid-2008, RBD announced their separation and their last tour titled Gira del Adiós, after four successful years, they released the album with their best hits. In 2009 they released their last studio album titled To forget about me.

2009-2012: Venezzia, Chameleons, The Ten and The Lorax

Herrera during a film press conference Go back to see.

In April 2009, Alfonso worked in the second season of the telenovela Mujeres asesinas playing the role of Esteban in the episode Soledad, cautiva. On July 27, 2009, he received a leading role in Rosy Ocampo's telenovela, Camaleones, where he played Sebastián Jaramillo and in which he shared credits with the Mexican singer Belinda.

In September 2009, he lent his voice to the main character of the film Igor, directed by Tony Leondis. On October 13, 2009, the eleventh episode of the third season of the film aired. series Tiempo final, entitled "El ticket", in which he played the role of Arturo. On September 25, 2009, the Venezuelan film Venezzia was released, in which he worked actresses Ruddy Rodríguez and Johanna Morales. Herrera received the Best Actor Award for his performance at the Canada International Film Festival. The dramatic film won seven international awards.

In April 2010, he participated in the special soccer game between celebrities and former members of the United States national team for MTV called Rock N' Goal. On November 19, 2010, the play Rain man was released, inspired by the 1988 film, Rain Man. Alfonso played the character of Charlie Babbitt. In July 2010 he began filming the film Así es la suerte, directed by Juan Carlos de Llaca, where he played the role of Guillermo. On May 11, 2011, the Mexican series El equipo in which he played the role of Fermín.

On August 19, 2011, Así es la suerte was released in theaters. On September 1, 2011, the television series El Diez was released, based on soccer and broadcast by ESPN Deportes. by Achilles Serdan.

On January 26, 2012, the play Swimming with Sharks premiered, produced by Tina Galindo and Claudio Carrera, where Herrera worked alongside Demián Bichir and Ana de la Reguera. March 30, 2012 the movie Dr. Seuss' The Lorax, the actor dubbed the character Ted. On October 24, 2012, the Réquiem a Pedro Infante was presented at the Victoria Theater, as a special guest in the city of Durango accompanied by of students from Prepa Tec in the same city.

2013-2014: Perfect Obedience and Specter

On March 24, 2013, the animated film The Croods was released, in which Herrera dubbed the character Guy. In April 2013, the dramatic film Perfect Obedience was released in which he plays the role of Sacramento Santos.

On November 1, 2013, the horror film titled Espectro was released, Alfonso shared the cast with Paz Vega and Maya Zapata, and in which the actor played Mario. On November 15 In 2013, the Argentine film Metegol, by Argentine director Juan José Campanella, was released, where Herrera dubbed the character Amadeo.

On January 13, 2014, the SuperCerebros program premiered, broadcast by the National Geographic Channel in which the actor performs the task of jury.

I was struck by the genius of all and a little the brightness with which NatGeo chose to make this project, because I think that a few years ago the law of the jungle was who was the strongest, and I think that today with all this technological movement and with this society that goes so fast, it is who has the brightest brain, it is a very innovative idea to take to television.

Alfonso Herrera SuperCerebros.

2015-present: Sense8, Minions and the Dandy

Herrera in 2017.

On April 27, 2015, the second season of the program The Science of the Absurdity premiered on NatGeo hosted by Herrera.

On June 5, 2015, the series Sense8, directed by the Wachowski sisters, premiered, in which Alfonso plays Hernando, partner of the character Lito Rodríguez, played by Miguel Ángel Silvestre.

On July 9, 2015, the animated film Minions premiered in Mexico, where Herrera dubbed the character Gru.

On October 26, 2015, the series El Dandy premiered, where Herrera played José Montaño, an undercover police officer who calls himself Daniel "el Dandy" Bracho, who joins a drug gang that operates in the capital's Zona Rosa. The series has 70 episodes broadcast on TNT Series.

In 2016 he acted in the FX television series, The Exorcist, giving life to the character of a priest named Tomás Ortega. That same year he played the leading role in The Chosen One , a film by Antonio Chavarrías about the assassination of León Trotsky by Ramón Mercader.

On November 1, 2020, the film El baile de los 41 premiered as the closing event of the Morelia International Film Festival. In the film, Alfonso Herrera gives life to the character of Ignacio de la Torre, the son-in-law of Porfirio Díaz, who was arrested and later released for attending a transvestite party in 1901. He won the Ariel Award for Best Actor for his performance.

Humanitarian activities

Alfonso Herrera has worked in various awareness campaigns and humanitarian work, in July 2012 he became ambassador of the Fundación Non Violence, created by Yoko Ono, to help eradicate violence and bring a message of peace. In October 2012, he became a spokesperson for the Toxic Tours campaign, created by the Greenpeace organization, the main reason was to denounce the contamination of bodies of water in Mexico.

Herrera became the image of Running Day, which began on February 10, 2013, it was the first clinic developed in Mexico to share with runners the techniques, tips, methods training and nutrition, which help athletes in their development. In March 2013, the actor became the spokesperson for the campaign Va por mi cuenta, the main objective of which is to ensure that athletes children in vulnerable situations in Mexico have access to a comprehensive and balanced diet.

In response to Herrera's keen interest and dedication to the issue, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) named him a Goodwill Ambassador on September 23, 2020.

Filmography

Discography

With RBD

Class 406

Awards and recognitions

• 2005: Chosen as the most desirable and sexy man in Mexico by the Mexican magazine Who?.
• 2006: Chosen as the most desirable and sexy man in Mexico by the Mexican magazine Who?.
• 2007: The magazine People in Spanish named it as one of "The 50 most beautiful".
• 2009: The magazine People in Spanish named it as one of "The 25 most handsome men".