Alfonso Herrera Rodríguez was born on 28 August 1983, in Mexico City, Mexico, and is probably best known as the actor who portrayed Hernando in ‘‘Sense8’’, and Father Tomas Ortega in ‘‘The Exorcist’’.
So just how rich is Alfonso Herrera as of early 2018? According to authoritative sources, this actor has net worth of $146 million, with his wealth being accumulated from his over 17 years-long career in the mentioned field.
Alfonso Herrera Net Worth $146 Million
Herrera studied at the Edron Academy, alongside prominent actors such as Gael García Bernal and Ximena Sariñana. Originally, Alfonso wanted to become a pilot and planned on enrolling into an aviation school in San Antonio, Texas, but changed his mind and enrolled into the Centro de Educación Artística, run by Televisa, a Mexican telenovela production company. Herrera made his acting debut with the role of Francisco in ‘‘Amar Te Duele’’ in 2002, and went on to play notable characters in several series, first cast to play Juan David Rodríguez Pineda in ‘‘Clase 406’’ in 2002, a comedy series which received a mostly positive response. In 2004, he portrayed Miguel Arango Cervera one of the main characters in ‘‘Rebelde’’, alongside Dulce María and Anahí, which proved among the teenage audience. Working on that project, Herrera was also active in singing, as the plot of the series revolves around a group of teenagers who form a band. His net worth was rising steadily.
Alfonso then joined the cast of ‘‘Terminales’’ in 2008, playing Leonardo Carral and working with actors such as Ana Claudia Talancón and Danny Perea, then has another notable role, portraying Salvador Chava Espinoza, the main character of ‘‘El Diez’’, a critically acclaimed comedy series in 2011, and after that, in ‘‘Espectro’’, he played one of the main characters, Mario in 2013. In 2015, he landed the main role in ‘‘El Dandy’’, a successful crime series and began playing Hernando Fuentes in ‘‘Sense8’’, which achieved vast success worldwide. In the following year, Herrera had yet another significant project, working on ‘‘The Exorcist’’ – the appraised horror series, which follows the story of three priests who fight cases of demonic possessions, received 12 nominations such as for Saturn, ASC and BloodGuts UK Horror Awards. To conclude, Alfonso has had 26 acting gigs so far, which includes his projects in both Mexico and the USA, gaining recognition among a wider audience, and adding to his net worth.
Besides being an actor, Alfonso is also a singer; he used to be a member of RBD, the band formed by his ‘‘Rebelde’’ cast-mates. The band released their first self-titled album in 2004, which peaked at number one on the Mexican charts, and went on to achieve success worldwide. In the following year, they released their second album ‘‘Nuestro Amor’’, which sold 127,000 copies in one day, and continued working at a rapid pace with albums such as ‘‘Celestial’’, which consisted of 12 songs such as ‘‘Tal Vez Después’’ , ‘‘Ser O Parecer’’, ‘‘Dame’’ and the title song, ‘‘Celestial’’. Overall, the band sold more than 60 million albums worldwide, becoming the most successful Latin group in the history, before they disbanded in 2009.
When it comes to Alfonso’s private life, he has been married to Diana Vázquez since 2016, and the couple has one child together. Alfonso is active on social media such as Twitter and Instagram, and is followed by 1.74 million people on the former and two million on the latter.
