Posted on 11/04/2019 4:49:39 AM PST by rightwingintelligentsia
"When I was younger I thought he was a superhero."
"I remember sitting too close to the TV and straining my ears to listen..."
"An angel that graced this planet in our lifetime with such divine spirit has left us. It would have been an honor to meet you, but I'm so grateful for the memories I have of watching you with my grandma Mima. ¡Con mucho mucho mucho amor!"
These tributes, the last from Sin City actress Rosario Dawson, are among the thousands of warm words shared online to honour Walter Mercado - a flamboyant Puerto Rican astrologer whose TV horoscope readings charmed an audience of millions for decades.
Mercado was one of Latin entertainment's best-loved faces, but stumbled into his career by pure chance. He was reportedly aged 87 or 88 when he died on Saturday, but when asked about it once, replied simply: "Soy ageless..." [I'm ageless..."]
Never heard of him but starting to wish you had? Read on...
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
Used to have a TV show on Mexican TV. Very strange individual.
Yes, I got that from the article. I’m curious about whether my friends knew of him. They are very religious ladies, so I don’t think an astrology show would be their thing.
Been a long while since I saw him while flipping through the channels, but got the distinct impression that it was a scam.
A “send in your donations so I can continue my ministry” type scam.
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