Walter Mercado

In this article, the first or paternal family name is Mercado and the second or maternal family name is Salinas.
Walter Mercado
Born
Walter Mercado Salinas

(1932-03-09)9 March 1932[1][2][3]
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Died2 November 2019(2019-11-02) (aged 87)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Resting placeSeñorial Memorial Park, Cupey, San Juan, Puerto Rico
EducationUniversity of Puerto Rico
Known for
MovementSanford Meisner
AwardsMr. Televisión (N.Y.C.)
Señor Televisión (D.R.)

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.

Mercado died on November 2, 2019 from kidney failure at a hospital in San Juan, Puerto Rico at the age of 87.[5]

Notes

  1. ↑
    This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Mercado and the second or maternal family name is Salinas.

References

  1. ↑ 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. ↑ 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. ↑ 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]
  4. ↑ "Walter Mercado." (in Spanish). Soylent Communications. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  5. ↑ Wood, Douglas (3 November 2019). "Popular astrologer Walter Mercado dies at 87". CNN. Retrieved 3 November 2019.

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