The legacy of beloved Puerto Rican astrologer Walter Mercado lives on. Following Mercado's spotlight in Netflix's "Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado" in 2020, the Latinx and LGBTQ+ icon will be honored with his own scripted and unscripted TV series produced by Eugenio Derbez's 3Pas Studios and A Really Good Home Pictures, according to The Hollywood Reporter. "I have always deeply admired Walter and am personally thrilled to have the opportunity to honor his legacy of love, hope and positivity," Derbez said in a statement.
Mercado died in 2019 at age 87 due to kidney failure. The legendary psychic had a powerful cultural influence on the Latinx and LGBTQ+ communities, consistently encouraging viewers of his segment on "El Show de las 12" to be their authentic selves. Mercado would always sign off his televised readings with the phrase, "Reciban de mi siempre mucho paz, pero sobre todo mucho mucho mucho amor,...
Mercado died in 2019 at age 87 due to kidney failure. The legendary psychic had a powerful cultural influence on the Latinx and LGBTQ+ communities, consistently encouraging viewers of his segment on "El Show de las 12" to be their authentic selves. Mercado would always sign off his televised readings with the phrase, "Reciban de mi siempre mucho paz, pero sobre todo mucho mucho mucho amor,...
- 4/20/2022
- by Chanel Vargas
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