Editing Walter Mercado

{{Short description|Puerto Rican astrologer (1932–2019)}}
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{{family name hatnote|Mercado|Salinas|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox artist
| name          = Walter Mercado
| image         = Walter_Mercado.jpg
| caption       = Mercado in 2001
|birth_name=Walter Mercado Salinas
| birth_date    = {{birth date|1931|3|9}}<ref name="loses">{{cite web|url=http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/01/04/42755.htm|title=Puerto Rican Psychic Loses Rights to His Name|author=Barbara Leonard|publisher=Court House News Service|date=4 January 2012|access-date=11 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120113054320/http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/01/04/42755.htm|archive-date=13 January 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="prpop">{{cite web|title=''Walter Mercado.''|url=http://www.prpop.org/biografias/w_bios/WalterMercado.shtml|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130922120150/http://www.prpop.org/biografias/w_bios/WalterMercado.shtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 September 2013|publisher=Fundación Nacional para la Cultura Popular|access-date=17 May 2016|language=es}}</ref><ref name="imdb-most">{{cite web|title=''Most Popular People Born In "Ponce/ Puerto Rico": Walter Mercado.''|url=https://www.imdb.com/search/name?birth_place=Ponce,%20Puerto%20Rico|publisher=IMDb.com, Inc.|access-date=17 May 2016|language=es}}{{dead link|date=March 2017|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
| birth_place   = [[Ponce, Puerto Rico]]
| death_date    = {{Death date and age|2019|11|2|1931|3|9}}
| death_place   = [[San Juan, Puerto Rico]]
| burial_place  = Señorial Memorial Park, [[Cupey, San Juan, Puerto Rico]]
| nationality   = 
| occupation    = {{hlist|[[Astrologer]]|actor|dancer|writer|television personality}}
| training      = [[University of Puerto Rico]]
| movement      = [[Sanford Meisner]]
| works         =
| patrons       =
| awards        = Mr. Televisión ([[New York City|N.Y.C.]])<br />Señor Televisión ([[Dominican Republic|D.R.]])
| footnotes     =
}}

'''Walter Mercado Salinas'''<ref name="loses" /> (March 9, 1931 – November 2, 2019),<ref name="loses"/><ref name="prpop" /><ref name="imdb-most">{{cite web|title=''Most Popular People Born In "Ponce/ Puerto Rico": Walter Mercado.''|url=https://www.imdb.com/search/name?birth_place=Ponce,%20Puerto%20Rico|publisher=IMDb.com, Inc.|access-date=17 May 2016|language=es}}{{dead link|date=March 2017|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> also known by his stage name '''Shanti Ananda''', was a [[Puerto Rico|Puerto Rican]] [[astrologer]], actor, dancer, and writer, best known as a [[television personality]] for his shows as an astrologer. His astrological prediction shows began airing in [[Puerto Rico]], eventually spreading to [[Latin America]] and the [[United States]]. Walter became known as a cultural phenomenon in the [[Hispanic and Latino (ethnic categories)|Hispanic]] community.

== Early years ==
Mercado was born on March 9, 1932,<ref name="imdb-most" /> in [[Ponce, Puerto Rico]],<ref name="imdb-most" /> where he spent his early childhood. His parents were José María Mercado, from [[San Germán, Puerto Rico|San Germán]], Puerto Rico, and Aída Salinas from [[Catalonia]], [[Spain]].<ref name="prpop" /> Mercado believed that he had spiritual abilities, even as a child.<ref name="McBride">{{cite web |last1=McBride |first1=Jessica |title=Walter Mercado Dead: A Tribute to the Astrologer |url=https://heavy.com/news/2019/11/walter-mercado-dead/ |website=Heavy.com |access-date=3 November 2019 |language=en |date=3 November 2019}}</ref> He attended university majoring in [[pedagogy]], [[psychology]] and [[pharmacy]], and used these skills to teach others, to study the human mind and to learn about the healing properties of [[medicinal plants]].<ref>[http://www.elnuevodia.com/fotogaleria-dewaltermercadoashantiananda-1163690.html ''De Walter Mercado a Shanti Ananda: Metamorfosis del astrólogo más famoso de América Latina.''] El Nuevo Dia. 11 January 2012. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120115210656/http://www.elnuevodia.com/fotogaleria-dewaltermercadoashantiananda-1163690.html Archived.]</ref>

== Professional career ==
=== Dancing and acting ===
Mercado Salinas studied singing and had a talent for dancing. He also studied classical and modern [[ballet]]. He was one of the most prolific dancers in Puerto Rico.<ref name="end">{{cite web |url=http://www.elnuevodia.com/fotogaleria-dewaltermercadoashantiananda-1163690.html |title=De Walter Mercado a Shanti Ananda: Metamorfosis del astrólogo más famoso de América Latina |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120115210656/http://www.elnuevodia.com/fotogaleria-dewaltermercadoashantiananda-1163690.html |archive-date=15 January 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> He was the dancing partner of comedian [[Velda González]].<ref name="end" />

Walter Mercado worked as an actor in the 1960s Puerto Rican [[telenovela]]s ''Un adiós en el recuerdo'' (A Farewell to the Memory) and ''Larga distancia'' (Long Distance),<ref>{{Cite web|last=Redaccion|date=2019-04-11|title=Así lucía y actuaba Walter Mercado cuando hizo telenovelas|url=https://eldiariony.com/2019/11/04/asi-lucia-y-actuaba-walter-mercado-cuando-hizo-telenovelas/|access-date=2021-01-04|website=El Diario NY|language=es}}</ref> and also had a [[dramatic arts]] school called Walter Actors Studio 64.<ref name="end" /><ref name="FNCP">{{Cite web|url=https://prpop.org/2019/11/la-prolifera-carrera-de-walter-mercado/|title=La prolífera carrera de Walter Mercado [The prolific career of Walter Mercado]|date=4 November 2019 |publisher=[[National Foundation for Popular Culture]]|location=San Juan, Puerto Rico|language=es}}</ref>

=== Astrology ===
{{quote box |align=right |width=300px |quote=I always give the touch of love and they call me the Walter of Miracles |source=Walter Mercado to WLRN<ref name="Martinez">{{cite web |last1=Martinez |first1=Alejandra |title=Legendary Astrologer Walter Mercado Wants You To Come Get A 'Touch Of Love' At HistoryMiami Exhibit |url=https://www.wlrn.org/post/legendary-astrologer-walter-mercado-wants-you-come-get-touch-love-historymiami-exhibit |website=www.wlrn.org |access-date=3 November 2019 |language=en |date=August 1, 2019 |quote=I always give the touch of love and they call me the Walter of Miracles}}</ref>}}
His TV debut as an entertainer came when Puerto Rican producer [[Elín Ortíz]] invited him to perform on his TV show when one guest artist did not show up. Walter Mercado happened to be at the station and Ortiz asked Mercado to use the 25-minute allotment scheduled for the other guest, to make astrological predictions wearing colorful and extravagant robes. After that, Mercado was made a regular in the show making astrological predictions.<ref name="end" /> He would frequently appear in heavily decorated costumes and capes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/03/entertainment/walter-mercado-dies-trnd/index.html|title=Popular astrologer Walter Mercado dies at 87|author=Douglas Wood|website=CNN|date=3 November 2019|access-date=10 November 2019}}</ref>

In 1970, Mercado started his regular astrology segment in ''[[El Show de las 12]]''. He enhanced his studies with formal study into [[astrology]], [[tarot]], and other [[occult]] disciplines. Mercado hosted a weekly astrology television show at [[WKAQ-TV]], Channel 2/Telemundo. After several years, when the network changed its programming, Mercado moved his show to [[WSTE-DT|WRIK-TV]] (channel 7 in [[Ponce, Puerto Rico|Ponce]]) where he hosted it for many years.<ref name="end" /> [[Westinghouse Electric (1886)|Westinghouse]] was a steady and long-time sponsor.<ref name="prpop" /> In the 1980s, his show was seen on several TV channels throughout Latin America and the United States.<ref name="end" /> When [[Tommy Muñiz]] bought WRIK-TV, Mercado stayed for two years then moved his show to [[WKBM-TV]], Channel 11/[[Tele Once]] (later renamed [[WLII-TV]]/Univision). In addition to the TV programs, Mercado also wrote his predictions for newspapers, magazines, and web pages. He was a syndicated writer in the ''[[Miami Herald]]''.<ref name="prpop" /> He also appeared on various radio segments.<ref name="end" />

In 1986, Mercado was awarded the title ''Mr. Televisión'' by the ''Asociación de Cronistas del Espectáculo de Nueva York'' (Association of Latin Entertainment Critics of New York). By the end of the 1980s, Mercado had authored seven books, of which one, ''Más allá del horizonte'' (''Beyond the Horizon''), was published in Spanish, English and Portuguese.<ref name="end" />

From the mid-1990s until 2010, Mercado's show aired in the [[Univision]] network throughout [[the Americas]], but on 8 January 2010, after a fifteen-year relationship, he announced that he and Univision had parted ways.<ref>[http://www.primerahora.com/walter_mercado_sin_univision_en_su_futuro-356468.html ''Walter Mercado sin Univisión en su futuro.''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003071856/http://www.primerahora.com/walter_mercado_sin_univision_en_su_futuro-356468.html |date=3 October 2012 }} Ana Enid López Rodríguez. Primera Hora. 8 January 2010.</ref> He was managed by entrepreneur Bill Bakula.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://propertyintangible.com/2011/12/walter-mercado-still-losing.html|title=Walter Mercado Still Losing|work=Property, intangible®|access-date=17 June 2015|date=28 December 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150528074313/http://propertyintangible.com/2011/12/walter-mercado-still-losing.html|archive-date=28 May 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2005, he was invited to appear on Welsh singer/songwriter [[Lisa Scott-Lee]]’s show ''[[Totally Scott-Lee]]'' to give her a special reading.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=QjLmsH7-cpo|title=Totally Scott Lee, Episode 3|website=[[YouTube]] }}</ref> From 1994 to 2009, he also appeared on ''[[Primer Impacto]]'', which airs on the Univision network in the United States.

Other ventures Mercado was involved with in the mid-2010s included a dating website; a line of Zodiac-themed soaps and hygiene items; and a popular personal website and app offering daily horoscopes and more.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.waltermercado.com/|title=Walter Mercado Sitio Oficial|author=Walter Mercado|work=waltermercado.com|access-date=30 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121205029/https://www.waltermercado.com/|archive-date=21 November 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> His eponymous website received over 1 million visits in the first month.<ref name="Línea Cautivadora">{{cite web|url=https://www.waltermercado.com/linea_cautivadora/|title=Línea Cautivadora|work=waltermercado.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315045409/https://www.waltermercado.com/linea_cautivadora |archive-date=15 March 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> On a limited basis, Mercado continued to make public appearances during this time period as well.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.waltermercado.com/walter/medios-de-comunicacion/|title=Category Archive for "Medios de Comunicación" – Walter Mercado|work=Walter Mercado|access-date=30 October 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150617211829/https://www.waltermercado.com/walter/medios-de-comunicacion/|archive-date=17 June 2015}}</ref>

=== Name change and legal challenge ===
In October 2010, Mercado changed his name to "Shanti Ananda", a translation in [[Sanskrit]] of "peace happiness."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.celestrellas.com/2010/10/25/walter-mercado-astrologer-shanti-ananda/|title=Entretenimiento|work=HuffPost Voces|access-date=17 June 2015|archive-date=15 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815091256/http://www.celestrellas.com/2010/10/25/walter-mercado-astrologer-shanti-ananda/|url-status=dead}}</ref> He said a "being of light" imparted a spiritual revelation to him, which he referred to as his "authentic mystic name."

In January 2012, Mercado lost a lawsuit against Bart Enterprises International. He was trying to prevent it from using his name and likeness in future commercial ventures. Mercado signed a contract with the company in 1995. He severed ties with the company in 2006, which resulted in litigation being filed by both parties against each other. Chief Judge [[Sandra Lynch]] of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit]] ruled that Bart Enterprises can continue using Mercado's name and likeness in future commercial projects.<ref name="loses" /> When asked about his legal case over the rights to his name, he replied, "I worked for many years, and gave some releases without thinking much about human wickedness."<ref name="noconociolamuerte">[http://www.elnuevodia.com/waltermercadoconociolamuerte-1190828.html ''Walter Mercado: Vengo de la Tumba.''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218030911/http://www.elnuevodia.com/waltermercadoconociolamuerte-1190828.html |date=18 February 2012 }} Patricia Vargas. [[El Nuevo Dia]]. San Juan, Puerto Rico. 15 February 2012. Page 74.</ref><ref name="vlex">[http://vlex.com.pr/vid/vengo-tumba-352008666 ''Vengo de la Tumba.''] vLex Puerto Rico. Retrieved 24 February 2012.</ref>

== Personal life ==
In 2003, he announced that he maintained a "spiritual relationship" with the [[Brazilians|Brazilian]] actress and dancer Mariette Detotto, with whom he shared a TV program. In archival and recent interview clips on his life shown in a 2020 documentary, ''[[Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado]]'', Mercado defined himself as androgynous and insisted that the primary relationship of his life was with his fans; he also joked about being a virgin into his 80s. He always maintained his residence in Puerto Rico.<ref name="end" />

== Decline in health and death ==
[[File:Señorial Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Cupey, San Juan, Puerto Rico.jpg|thumb|Señorial Memorial Park in Cupey is Mercado's burial place.]]
In January 2012, Mercado was flown to [[Cleveland Clinic]], Cleveland, Ohio, with [[heart|cardiac]] problems.<ref name="noconociolamuerte" /><ref name="vlex" /> He said he "had gone and seen death and came back to life again". Since the experience he said he had changed. He said he wanted to work with Puerto Rican youth, he planned to establish the Shanti Ananda foundation, create a [[mysticism|mystic]] center, and donated three of his capes to a museum. Most of his capes had already been sold at auctions.<ref name="noconociolamuerte" /><ref name="vlex" />

Mercado died on the night of Saturday, November 2, 2019, at the age of 88, reportedly from [[kidney failure]], at [[Auxilio Mutuo Hospital]] in [[San Juan, Puerto Rico]], according to hospital spokeswoman Sofia Luquis.<ref name="Wood">{{cite web |last1=Wood |first1=Douglas |title=Popular astrologer Walter Mercado dies at 87 |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/03/entertainment/walter-mercado-dies-trnd/index.html |website=CNN |access-date=3 November 2019 |date=3 November 2019}}</ref> He is buried at Señorial Memorial Park in [[Cupey, San Juan, Puerto Rico|Cupey barrio, San Juan, Puerto Rico]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.etonline.com/walter-mercado-laid-to-rest-in-puerto-rico-135937|title = Walter Mercado Laid to Rest in Puerto Rico &#124; Entertainment Tonight}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | author=EFE | title=Sepultan en Puerto Rico al astrólogo Walter Mercado | website=Telemundo Nueva Inglaterra | date=2019-11-06 | url=https://www.telemundonuevainglaterra.com/noticias/noticias-destacados/le-dan-el-ultimo-adios-a-walter-mercado-en-puerto-rico/1959988/ | language=es | access-date=2020-07-13}}</ref>

== Accolades ==
* Awarded ''Mr. Televisión'' title by the Association of Latin Entertainment Critics of New York.<ref name="Walter Mercado.">[http://prpop.org/biografias/walter-mercado/ Walter Mercado.] Fundación Nacional para la Cultura Popular. San Juan, Puerto Rico. 6 July 2014. Accessed 19 March 2017.</ref>
* Awarded ''Señor Televisión'' title at the 1972 Festival de Codazos in the Dominican Republic.<ref name="Walter Mercado." />

== Works ==

=== Television ===
* ''Historia de mi vida'' (1963)<ref name="Muere el astrólogo Walter Mercado">{{cite web |title=Muere el astrólogo Walter Mercado |url=https://www.primerahora.com/entretenimiento/farandula/nota/muereelastrologowaltermercado-1373907/ |website=[[Primera Hora (Puerto Rico)|Primera Hora]] |access-date=4 November 2019 |language=es|date=3 November 2019 }}</ref>
* ''Ana Rosa'' (1965)<ref name="Muere el astrólogo Walter Mercado" />
* ''La mujer de aquella noche'' (1968)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1755481/|title=La mujer de aquella noche (TV Series 1968– )|work=IMDb|access-date=17 June 2015}}</ref>
* ''Recordar'' (1968)<ref name="Muere el astrólogo Walter Mercado" />
* ''Entre el puñal y la cruz'' (1969)<ref name="Muere el astrólogo Walter Mercado" />
* ''Una sombra'' (1970)<ref name="Muere el astrólogo Walter Mercado" />
* ''La intrusa'' (1970)<ref name="Muere el astrólogo Walter Mercado" />
* ''Renzo el gitano'' (1971)<ref name="Walter Mercado, Celebrity Astrologer, Is Dead">{{cite news |last1=E. Garcia |first1=Sandra |title=Walter Mercado, Celebrity Astrologer, Is Dead |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/03/world/americas/walter-mercado-dead.html |newspaper=[[NY Times]] |access-date=4 November 2019|date=3 November 2019 }}</ref>
* ''[[Totally Scott-Lee]]'' (2005)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=QjLmsH7-cpo|title=Totally Scott-Lee, Episode 3|website=[[YouTube]] }}</ref>
* [[Doritos]] advertisement ([[PepsiCo]], 2016)<ref name="Walter Mercado Has Just Blessed Us With This Doritos Commercial">{{cite web |last1=Ochoa |first1=Mariana |title=Walter Mercado Has Just Blessed Us With This Doritos Commercial |url=https://www.vix.com/en/pop-culture/526740/walter-mercado-has-just-blessed-us-with-this-doritos-commercial |website=Vix |access-date=4 November 2019 |archive-date=4 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191104012718/https://www.vix.com/en/pop-culture/526740/walter-mercado-has-just-blessed-us-with-this-doritos-commercial |url-status=dead }}</ref>

=== Theatre ===
<small>Source:</small><ref name="Walter Mercado - Fundación Nacional para la Cultura Popular">{{cite web |title=Walter Mercado |url=https://prpop.org/biografias/walter-mercado/ |website=Fundación Nacional para la Cultura Popular |access-date=4 November 2019 |language=es}}</ref>
* ''[[Anastasia (ballet)|Anastasia]]''
* ''[[Blood Wedding|Bodas de sangre]]''
* ''[[The Lady of the Camellias|La dama de las camelias]]''
* ''[[Androcles and the Lion (play)|Androcles y el león]]''
* ''[[The Love of Four Colonels|Los cuatro coroneles]]''
* ''El tríptico de amor, dolor y muerte''
* ''[[All God's Chillun Got Wings (play)|Todos los hijos de Dios tienen alas]]'' (1960)
* ''[[Look Back in Anger|Mirando hacia atrás con ira]]'' (1970)

=== Discography ===
<small>Source:</small><ref name="Walter Mercado - Fundación Nacional para la Cultura Popular" />
* ''Walter '84'' (1984)
* ''Walter '86'' (1986, Sonotone)
* ''Walter Mercado'' (1986)
* ''Guía para una vida mejor'' (1997)

=== Filmography ===
* ''Una mujer sin precio'' (1966) (choreographer)<ref name="Actuación, danza y la historia detrás de la fama de Walter Mercado que no conocías">{{cite web |last1=Olivares |first1=Vianey |title=Actuación, danza y la historia detrás de la fama de Walter Mercado que no conocías |url=https://culturacolectiva.com/entretenimiento/la-historia-detras-de-como-walter-mercado-se-convirtio-en-un-astrologo-famoso |website=Cultura Coletiva |access-date=4 November 2019 |language=es|date=14 February 2019 }}</ref>
* ''Hoy'' (2003)<ref>[http://www.movies.kngine.com/person.ashx?id=ia:0580184 KNGINE Movies] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425032010/http://www.movies.kngine.com/person.ashx?id=ia%3A0580184 |date=25 April 2012 }}</ref>
* ''[[Chasing Papi]]'' (cameo, 2003)<ref>[http://www.filmannex.com/movie/chasing-papi/7016 FILM Annex] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513181050/http://www.filmannex.com/movie/chasing-papi/7016 |date=13 May 2012 }}</ref>
* ''[[Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado]]'' (posthumous [[Netflix]] documentary, 2020)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elvocero.com/escenario/vida-misterio-y-mucho-amor-en-documental-de-walter-mercado/article_67d3c730-c160-11ea-81ae-e3456c289311.html|title = Vida, misterio y mucho amor en documental de Walter Mercado| date=8 July 2020 }}</ref>

=== Books ===
* ''Mensajes Para Vivir'', co-authored with Dr. Leon Alberto Vasquez (unknown date)<ref name="Mensajes Para Vivir">{{cite book |last1=Mercado |first1=Walter |last2=Vasquez |first2=Dr. Leon Alberto |title=Mensajes Para Vivir |date=1988 |publisher=SIBI |isbn=0918901618 }}</ref>
* ''Enciclopedia De Walter Mercado (Tomo 1)'' (1983)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Mercado |first1=Walter |title=Enciclopedia De Walter Mercado (Tomo 1) |date=1983 |url=https://www.amazon.com/Enciclopedia-Walter-Mercado-Tomo-1/dp/B005H8AGZO |access-date=4 November 2019}}</ref>
* ''Más allá del horizonte'' (Beyond the Horizon: Visions of the New Millennium) (1997)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Mercado |first1=Walter |title=Mas alla del horizonte: Visiones del nuevo milenio |date=1997 |publisher=Grijalbo / Tres Lunas |isbn=9700508439 |language=es |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/masalladelhorizo00walt }}</ref>
* ''Guia Para Una Vida Mejor'' (1997)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Mercado |first1=Walter |title=Guia Para Una Vida Mejor |date=1997 |publisher=Sony Music |url=https://www.amazon.com/Guia-Para-Una-Vida-Mejor/dp/B000002EJJ |access-date=4 November 2019}}</ref>
* ''El Mundo secreto de Walter Mercado'' (Spanish Edition) (2010)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Mercado |first1=Walter |title=El mundo secreto de Walter Mercado |date=20 April 2010 |publisher=Rayo |location=Spain |isbn=978-0061780059 |edition=Spanish }}</ref>

== See also ==
{{Portal|Puerto Rico|Biography}}
* [[List of Puerto Ricans]]
* [[List of people from Ponce, Puerto Rico]]
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== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Official Website|https://web.archive.org/web/20151121205029/https://www.waltermercado.com/}}
* {{IMDb name|0580184}}
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