Profile of Walter Mercado on Famous Like Me

Walter Mercado (March 9 [[1929) is a Puerto Rican astrologer who has become a personal astrologer for celebrities. He is currently a regular contributor to Univisión's television magazine show Primer Impacto with a daily horoscope reading.

Mercado began his career as an actor in early Puerto Rican soap operas. He was one of the first Puerto Rican teen idols, and his fame soon reached all of Latin America.

In the 1970s, Mercado visited India, where he met Bagwan Shree Rajnesh. On returning to Puerto Rico, he hosted a weekly astrology television show. Although years later the show was cancelled, Mercado's show soon moved to Tele Once (channel 11). He has had shows on American television & radio. In the mid 1990s, he moved partially to Miami, Florida, where he became better known among the Hispanic public and people from other English-speaking countries.

In addition to his work for celebrities, Mercado also does mall tours where he gives out his predictions for free. Mercado's trademarks are his wildly colored capes, designer suits and sharp wit. He often involves world situations, politics, The Bible and numerous other themes in his predictions.

Mercado recently began writing horoscopes for a Spanish publication sponsored by megastore company K Mart. He also appears in a commercial in Spanish for Old Navy. He had a minor, yet important role in the film Chasing Papi.

Although Mercado is widely rumoured to be gay, the story was spread in early 2004 that Mercado would soon be marrying a long-time friend & secretary.

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