Huerta was born in Ecatepec de Morelos, Mexico, per El Mañana. His father enrolled him in courses with María Elena Saldaña when he was a child, per Newsbeezer, and he later studied with Carlos Torres Torrija and Luis Felipe Tovar. He made his acting debut in "Asi del Precipicio" in 2006, and played lead role Li'l Mago in Cary Joji Fukunaga's film "Sin Nombre" in 2009, and he has starred in many features since then. He has been nominated for an Ariel Award, which highlights the best of Mexican cinema, five times, winning for his role in the 2012 movie "Días de Gracia."
Huerta has also appeared in a number of franchises over the years. He played Mexican wrestler Blue Demon in the 65-episode Spanish telenovela of the same name from 2016 to 2017, per IMDB, and began playing Rafael Caro Quintero in Netflix's "Narcos: Mexico" in 2018. He also starred in the fifth Purge movie, "Forever Purge," in 2021.