Walter Mercado
Puerto Rican astrologer, actor, dancer, writer, and television personality
Walter Mercado Salinas[1][a] (March 9, 1932 – November 2, 2019),[1][2][4][3] also known by his stage name Shanti Ananda, was a Puerto Rican astrologer, actor, dancer, and writer. He was best known as a television personality for his shows as an astrologer. His astrology predictions shows aired for many years in Puerto Rico, Latin America and the United States.
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Born | Walter Mercado Salinas 9 March 1932[1][2][3] |
Died | 2 November 2019 | (aged 87)
Resting place | Señorial Memorial Park, Cupey, San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Education | University of Puerto Rico |
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Movement | Sanford Meisner |
Awards | Mr. Televisión (N.Y.C.) Señor Televisión (D.R.) |
Mercado died on November 2, 2019 from kidney failure at a hospital in San Juan, Puerto Rico at the age of 87.[5]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Puerto Rican Psychic Loses Rights to His Name Archived 2012-01-13 at the Wayback Machine Barbara Leonard. Court House News Service. 4 January 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Walter Mercado." (in Spanish). Fundación Nacional para la Cultura Popular. Archived from the original on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Most Popular People Born In "Ponce/ Puerto Rico": Walter Mercado." (in Spanish). IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved 17 May 2016.[dead link]
- ↑ "Walter Mercado." (in Spanish). Soylent Communications. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- ↑ Wood, Douglas (3 November 2019). "Popular astrologer Walter Mercado dies at 87". CNN. Retrieved 3 November 2019.