Born in Venezuela to Canarian parents, Herrera is the recipient of the "Best Zarzuela Singer of 2007" award presented by the Fundación Premios Liricos Teatro Campoamor, for her performance in Ruperto Chapí's La Bruja.
[citation needed] During the 2007 and 2008 season, Herrera performed the Verdi's Requiem at the Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona.
[2] Her repertory includes among others: Adalgisa (Norma), Romeo (I Capuleti e i Montecchi), Giulietta (Les contes d'Hoffmann), and Rosina (Il barbiere di Siviglia).
[4] Herrera created the role of Donna Rosa in the world premiere of Daniel Catán's Il Postino at Los Angeles Opera in 2010.
3 with the Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria on the Arte Nova Label, and in Ricardo Llorca's Concierto Italiano on Columna Musica.