- Born
- Died
- Birth nameWalter Mercado Salinas
- Nickname
- Shanti Ananda
- Walter Mercado was born on March 9, 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 November 2, 2019 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
- Strong resemblance to Liberace
- 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.
- Flamboyant Puerto Rican astrologer known the world over for his horoscope readings, new age books, and appearances on the talk show circuit.
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