Walter Mercado Biography
Walter Mercado who was born as Walter Mercado Salinas better known by his stage name, Shanti Ananda, was a Puerto Rican astrologer, actor, dancer, and writer.
His work was aired in the USA, Latin America, and Puerto Rico. He was born on March 9th, 1932 in San Juan, Puerto Rico and died on November 2nd at age 87. Mercado was conceived on 9 March 1932, in Ponce, Puerto Rico, where he spent his initial adolescence.
His folks were José María Mercado, from San Germán, Puerto Rico, and Aída Salinas from Catalonia, Spain. Mercado accepted that he had otherworldly capacities, even as a youngster.
He went to college studying instructional method, brain science, and drug store and utilized these aptitudes to instruct others, to ponder the human personality and to find out about the mending properties of restorative plants.
Walter Mercado
Walter Mercado Age
He was born on March 9th, 1932 in San Juan, Puerto Rico and died on November 2nd at age 87.
Walter Mercado Wife
In 2003 he announced that he maintained a “spiritual relationship” with the Brazilian actress and dancer Mariette Detotto, with whom he shared a TV program. He always maintained his residence in Puerto Rico.
Walter Mercado Net Worth
He died while having an estimated net worth of $ 10 million.
Walter Mercado Death
Puerto Rican celestial prophet Walter Mercado Salinas passed on Saturday night at the Hospital Auxilio Mutuo in San Juan, Omar Matos, a family representative affirmed to Telemundo Puerto Rico.
Matos showed that the reason for death was expected partially to “obvious renal disappointment” around 9 p.m.
During the long stretch of October, it came to be realized that Mercado Salinas, conceived March ninth, 1932, was in a sensitive condition of wellbeing.
This week, the “Dando Candela” moderator, Fernan Vélex, said Mercado had segregated himself in the clinic in San Juan, however, he was in stable condition and was indicating slight improvement.
The multifaceted craftsman executed as an on-screen character, artist, essayist and broadcast figure arriving at overall achievement.
From 2010, he changed his name to Shanti Ananda, in the wake of losing rights to his name following a fight in court with his ex-administrator.
Walter Mercado Dancing
Mercado Salinas concentrated singing and had an ability for moving. He likewise examined great artful dance, just as current artful dance. He was one of the most productive artists in Puerto Rico. He was the moving accomplice of entertainer Velda González.
Walter Mercado Acting Career
Walter Mercado filled in as an entertainer in the Puerto Rican telenovelas Un adiós en el Recuerdo (A Farewell to the Memory) and Larga Distancia (Long Distance), and furthermore had a sensational expressions school called Walter Actors Studio 64.
Walter Mercado Astrology
His TV debut as a performer came when Puerto Rican maker Elín Ortíz welcomed him to perform on his TV show when one visitor craftsman didn’t appear. Walter Mercado happened to be at the station and Ortiz asked Mercado to utilize the 15-minute apportioning booked for the other visitor, to make prophetic expectations wearing brilliant and unrestrained robes. From that point onward, Mercado was made a normal in the show making visionary forecasts.
In 1970, Mercado began his standard crystal gazing section in El Show de las 12. He improved his investigations with a formal examination into crystal gazing, tarot, and other mysterious orders. Mercado facilitated a week by week crystal gazing network show at WKAQ-TV, Channel 2/Telemundo.
Following quite a long while, when the system changed its programming, Mercado moved his show to WRIK-TV (divert 7 in Ponce) where he facilitated it for a long time. Westinghouse was unfaltering and long-term support. During the 1980s, his show was found in a few TV channels all through Latin America and the United States.
When Tommy Muñiz purchased WRIK-TV, Mercado remained for a long time at that point moved his show to WKBM-TV, Channel 11/Tele Once (later renamed WLII-TV/Univision). Notwithstanding the TV programs, Mercado likewise composed his expectations for papers, magazines, and website pages. He was a syndicated author in the Miami Herald. He additionally showed up on different radio fragments.
In 1986, Mercado was granted the title Mr. Televisión by the Asociación de Cronistas del Espectáculo de Nueva York (Association of Latin Entertainment Critics of New York).
Before the finish of the 1980s, Mercado had written seven books, of which one, Más allá del Horizonte (Beyond the Horizon), was distributed in three dialects (Spanish, English, and Portuguese).
From the mid-1990s until 2010, Mercado’s show circulated in the Univision arrange all through the Americas, yet on 8 January 2010, following a fifteen-year relationship, he reported that he and Univision had gone separate ways.
He was overseen by business visionary Bill Bakula. From 1994 to 2009, he likewise showed up on Primer Impacto, which pretense on the Univision organizes in the United States.
In 2014, Walter Mercado set up a business organization with Entertainment Events AZ, a Phoenix-based advertising and portable application Development Company. In 2014 he presented his dating site ww.passionlatinos.com and his “Línea Cautivadora”, which comprises Zodiac Soaps, body salves, body fogs, sweet-smelling candles, and beaded adornments.
On 2 February 2015, Walter Mercado and Entertainment Events AZ propelled www.waltermercado.com. The site was created to permit Mercado’s a great many fans a chance to hear their day by day horoscopes, get tarot readings, zodiac similarity, forecasts and ask Walter Mercado inquiries. His www.waltermercado.com site got more than 1 million visits in the primary month.
In May 2015, Walter Mercado and Entertainment Events AZ propelled portable applications for IOS (iTunes) and the Android showcase. In under two months, the applications were positioned #2 in Mexico for stimulation applications and 144th in the United States.
In October 2015, Mercado declared his 2016 expectations accessible on his official page waltermercado.com. Mercado kept on doing open appearances while his www.passionlatinos.com and www.waltermercado.com web property and versatile applications are overseen by Entertainment Events AZ.
Walter Mercado TV Shows
- Historia de mi vida (1963)
- Ana Rosa (1965)
- La mujer de aquella noche (1968)
- Recordar (1968)
- Entre el puñal y la cruz (1969)
- Una sombra (1970)
- La intrusa (1970)
- Renzo el gitano (1971)
- Comercial de Doritos Pepsico (2016)
Walter Mercado Theatre Work
- Anastasia
- Bodas de sangre
- La dama de las camelias
- Androcles y el león
- Los cuatro coroneles
- El tríptico de amor, dolor y muerte
- Todos los hijos de Dios tienen alas (1960)
- Look Back in Anger (Mirando hacia atrás con ira) (1970)
Walter Mercado Songs
- Walter ’84 (1984)
- Walter ’86 (1986, Sonotone)
- Walter Mercado (1986)
- Guía para una vida mejor (1997)
Walter Mercado Books
- Mensajes Para Vivir, co-authored with Dr. Leon Alberto Vasquez (unknown date)
- Enciclopedia De Walter Mercado (Tomo 1) (1983)
- Más allá del horizonte (Beyond the Horizon: Visions of the New Millennium) (1997)
- Guia Para Una Vida Mejor (1997)
- El Mundo secreto de Walter Mercado (Spanish Edition) (2010)