Walter Mercado
| Walter Mercado | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 9, 1932 Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Nationality | Puerto Rican |
| Education | University of Puerto Rico |
| Known for | Astrologer, actor, dancer, writer |
| Movement | Sanford Meisner |
| Awards | Mr. Televisión (N.Y.C.) Señor Televisión (D.R.) |
| Website | www |
Walter Mercado Salinas (born March 9, 1932), also known by his stage name Shanti Ananda, is a Puerto Rican astrologer, actor, dancer, and writer, best known as a television personality for his shows as an astrologer. His astrology predictions shows aired for decades in Puerto Rico, Latin America and the United States.
Mercado was born on 9 March 1932, in Ponce, Puerto Rico, where he spent his early childhood. His parents were José María Mercado, from San Germán, Puerto Rico, and Aída Salinas from Catalonia, Spain. Mercado 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.
Mercado Salinas also studied singing and had a talent for dancing. He also studied classic ballet, as well as modern ballet. He was one of the most prolific dancers in Puerto Rico. He was the dancing partner of comedian Velda González.
Walter Mercado worked as an actor in the Puerto Rican telenovelas Un adiós en el recuerdo (A Farewell to the Memory) and Larga distancia (Long Distance), and also had a dramatic arts school called Walter Actors Studio 64.
His debut as a TV entertainer came when in a TV program by Puerto Rican producer Elín Ortíz, in the Telemundo network an invited artist did not show up. Walter Mercado happened to have been at the station and Ortiz asked Mercado to use up the artist's 15-minute allotment to make some astrological predictions wearing some fancy robes. After that, Mercado was made a regular with the predictions.
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