Puerto Rican astrologist Walter Mercado, who died last year on Nov. 2, is one of the most recognizable figures in Latinx culture — for his horoscope breakdowns, his bedazzled capes, and above all, his unwavering positivity
.— a Spanish-language news program on Univision — to his inevitable global reach, entertaining millions of viewers with his insight into the stars as well as their lives. However, after decades of fame and adoring attention from fans, Mercado's boisterous persona suddenly vanished in 2010.
The documentary shows Walter's strong connection with millennials as well as adoration for him by the Latinx community while being gender nonconforming. In your time researching him, being with him as well as speaking to family, friends and fans — why do you think he was embraced so passionately by these two groups?He was a hundred years ahead of his time. We found archival footage of him from the '70s and what he was saying was the future is not going to be male and female.
How did you gain his trust for him to speak about his life so openly? Were there certain topics that were difficult or challenging for him to discuss?Interestingly enough, probably one of the most difficult things for him to talk about were his legal woes. I mean, there were subjects he did not like discussing. He did not like discussing his age. He'd always say he was between 60 and death. He did not like discussing what, if any, plastic surgery he had.
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