Gerardo Herrera Corral is presently working at the Physics Department of CINVESTAV in Mexico. Herrera is one of the first experimental physicists in Mexico breaking with a long tradition that was giving emphasis mainly on theoretical physics. Back in the ’80s, the theorists’ community decided to support the development of experimental physics. Many young students moved abroad to work on experimental HEP. Gerardo pursued his PhD in Germany in the mid 80s and returned to Mexico in 1991 to join the CINVESTAV institute. Since then Gerardo has been very active in the field of High Energy Physics and played a key-role in the development of the HEP community both in Mexico but also in other Latin American Countries. Gerardo has been working with ALICE/CERN for the last 18 years. Moreover, he is actively involved in science communication and outreach in Mexico as well as in other Latin America countries and is often invited to give public lectures on topics of modern physics. He is the author of two books and of many articles popularising science published in newspapers and magazines around the world.