in Brazil. Following his completion at the
Centro de Educación Artística, Herrera began working professionally in theater. He performed in
Las Brujas de Salem (2001),
Como matar a un ruiseñor (2001) and
Antigona (2001). In 2002, he was cast in the film
Amar te duele, directed by Fernando Sariñana, and from there moved into television, working in the telenovela
Clase 406, alongside
Dulce María,
Anahí, and
Christian Chávez, who later became his bandmates in
RBD. When he starred in the soap opera
Clase 406, Herrera participated in the soundtrack together with the cast in the songs "De Donde Vienes... A Donde Vas...?", "Corazón de Ángel", "Por Ti", "Shala La La" and "Grito" from the album
Clase 406 - El Siguiente Paso ...! (2003). In 2004, he participated in the episode "Tres Lágrimas" of the Mexican series
Mujer, Casos de la Vida Real and 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, to 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. 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. 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 ==