Television personality and astrologer Walter Mercado, one of Puerto Rico's most well-known celebrities, has died at age 88.
There, he gained fame for his daily horoscope segment on Spanish-language TV, delivered in a dramatic fashion with an exaggerated trilling of the “r″ sound. He favored long and colorful brocades and huge gemstone rings, which he flashed while pointing to viewers.
His catch phrase to his audience:"Sobre todo, mucho, mucho amor," which translates to “Above all, lots and lots of love.” Mercado never publicly stated his sexuality, but he was an icon in the gay community as someone who challenged the conservative television culture in Latin America. “He endows the drag queen with papal authority,” Diana Taylor, a New York University Tisch School of Performing Arts professor, wrote in a 2003 critique.Because he had spent so many decades in the public eye, he was known to several generations of Latinos, from grandparents to twenty-somethings.
my dad and i would ALWAYS watch him... seeing this icon go hits a big part of my childhood. this just brings back memories of my dad when i was a kid. thank you for making an impact on our lives. rest in peace angel ✨💞
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