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Walter Mercado(1932-2019)

  • Actor
  • Choreography
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Walter Mercado in Chasing Papi (2003)
Every day for decades, extravagant Puerto Rican astrologer, psychic, and gender nonconforming legend Walter Mercado charmed the world with his televised horoscopes. Equal parts Oprah, Liberace, and Mr. Rogers, Walter reached over 120 million viewers at his peak, enthralling the Latin world with sequined capes, opulent jewelry and horoscopes that shared a message of love and hope to his devoted viewers. Then, he mysteriously disappeared. 'Mucho Mucho Amor' captures Walter's final two years, when the pioneering icon grappled with aging and his legacy, and prepared for one last star-studded spectacle.
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Walter Mercado was born on 9 March 1932 in Ponce, Puerto Rico. He was an actor, known for Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado (2020), Una mujer sin precio (1966) and Busquen a esta mujer (1967). He died on 2 November 2019 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
BornMarch 9, 1932
DiedNovember 2, 2019(87)
BornMarch 9, 1932
DiedNovember 2, 2019(87)
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    • 1 win total

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Known for

Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado (2020)
Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado
7.3
  • Music Department(credit only)
  • 2020
Libertad Leblanc in Una mujer sin precio (1966)
Una mujer sin precio
6.3
  • Choreography
  • 1966
Busquen a esta mujer
TV Series
  • (1967)
Recordar
TV Series
  • Actor

Credits

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Actor

  • Historia de mi vida
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 1963
  • Entre el puñal y la cruz
    TV Series
    • 1969
  • La mujer de aquella noche
    TV Series
    • Humberto de Astolfi
    • 1968
  • Recordar
    TV Series
    • 1968
  • Busquen a esta mujer
    TV Series
    • (1967)
    • 1967
  • Historia de mi vida
    TV Series
    • 1963
  • Los hijos de nadie
    TV Series
    • 1961

Choreography

  • Libertad Leblanc in Una mujer sin precio (1966)
    Una mujer sin precio
    6.3
    • choreographer
    • 1966

Music Department

  • Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado (2020)
    Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado
    7.3
    • singer (credit only)
    • 2020

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Personal details

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    • Artist's
  • Alternative name
    • Shanti Ananda
  • Born
    • March 9, 1932
    • Ponce, Puerto Rico
  • Died
    • November 2, 2019
    • San Juan, Puerto Rico(kidney failure)
  • Other works
    "Beyond the Horizon : Visions of a New Millennium" (new age book)
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    • 2 Portrayals
    • 3 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    His career as a television astrologer was launched when his longtime friend, famed Puerto Rican television producer Elin Ortiz, asked him to fill in for an invited guest on a popular midday talk show in Puerto Rico who failed to show up at the last minute. Mercado's discussion on his knowledge of astrology was a hit among audiences on the island that he was invited back weekly to the show, and eventually given his own spin-off show.
  • Trademark
    Strong resemblance to Liberace
  • Nickname
    • Shanti Ananda

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