Alfonso "Poncho" Herrera (born Alfonso Herrera Rodríguez on August 28, 1983 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican actor and singer.
He's perhaps best known as one-sixth of the Mexican pop group RBD, who began out of the telenovela Rebelde. While the series itself only lasted for a little under two years between 2004 and 2006, RBD released six studio albums note as a group till their disbandment in 2009.
After leaving RBD, Herrera continued acting in Mexican film and television, and provided the voice of Ted in the Spanish dub of The Lorax.
He's since branched out into English-speaking roles, appearing in the Netflix series Sense8 as Hernando, and playing the lead role of Father Tomas in FOX's The Exorcist.
Discography (with RBD)
- Rebelde (2004)
- Nuestro Amor (2005)
- Rebels (2006)
- Celestial (2006)
- Empezar Desde Cero (2007)
- Para Olvidarte De Mí (2009)
Selected filmography:
- Amar Te Duele (2002) as Francisco
- Baki the Grappler: as Baki Hanma (voice; Spanish dub)
- Batman Unearthed: as Bruce Wayne/Batman (voice; Spanish dub)
- Rebelde (2004 — 2006) as Miguel
- The Lorax (2014) as Ted (voice; Spanish dub)
- Sense8 (2015 — 2018) as Hernando
- The Exorcist (2016 — 2017) as Father Tomas
- Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac (2019 — 2020) as Magnus/Hyoga (voice; Spanish dub)
