Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado
7.3
2020
1 hr 36 min
Documentary
Once the world's most famous astrologer, Walter Mercado seeks to resurrect a forgotten legacy. Raised in the sugar cane fields of Puerto Rico, Walter grew up to become a gender non-conforming, cape-wearing psychic whose televised horoscopes reached 120 million viewers a day for decades before he mysteriously disappeared.
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- Cast：
- Walter Mercado , Lin-Manuel Miranda , Raul de Molina , Eugenio Derbez , Nydia Caro
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Reviews
Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!
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it is finally so absorbing because it plays like a lyrical road odyssey that’s also a detective story.
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This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.
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It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.
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