Lin-Manuel Miranda was a fan of the beloved TV astrologer. His 'Hamilton' mojo helped white Hollywood execs see the value in 'Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado.'
A new doc on the beloved Puerto Rican astrologer has a predictable narrative arc, but ...
“As soon as we got on the phone to pitch him the project he said, ‘This is very interesting, but I have one question: What are your astrological signs?’ We were floored that this would come into play,” says Costantini. In the debilitating court dispute to regain control of his brand, Mercado was forced to renounce to the glitz of the cameras — his lifeline — in 2006. Futile attempts to return were made. Which makes the documentary’s new account of his storied existence a long-overdue final performance.
“He was very much like Norma Desmond from ‘Sunset Boulevard,’” Tabsch says. “The house is similar and he shared that grand personality at all time.” “People might not understand that Walter was in on his own joke,” Costantini says. “He understood what he looked like and what he was doing. That’s the brilliance of it all. Like in any religion, you have to dress things up in order for the message to carry. These things that seem trivial are actually quite important to his success.
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