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Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado

2020

Cristina Costantini, Kareem Tabsch

Documentary, Self: Walter Mercado, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Eugenio Derbez

6.2

495

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.

	Author	Review
United States	Amy Nicholson Variety	"The film’s biggest revelation is that Mercado’s mystical, magnificent, big-hearted shtick was no fraud — he was always the real deal."	POS
United States	Carlos Aguilar The Wrap	"A radiant documentary with the power to send Latinos into a frenzy of uplifting nostalgia (...) A tribute as inspired and jubilant as its majestic subject"	POS
United States	Stephen Farber The Hollywood Reporter	"A vivid portrait of an unconventional astrologer (...) The film is fairly comprehensive, covering Mercado’s life in thorough detail"	POS
United States	Tomris Laffly rogerebert.com	"You might just profess yourself a brand-new fan of this awe-inspiring figure (...) 'Mucho Mucho Amor' is likely to cast a nostalgic spell on you (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Teo Bugbee The New York Times	"The directors Cristina Costantini and Kareem Tabsch fondly present Mercado as a transgressive hero, but the style of the movie is staid, over-relying on talking head interviews"	NEU
United States	Carolina A. Miranda Los Angeles Times	"While Mercado remains slippery, the filmmakers nonetheless manage to capture unspoken moments of humanity"	POS
United States	Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times	"An illuminating and insightful documentary/biography (...) The doc includes invaluable interviews with Mercado’s longtime assistant and constant companion, Willie Acosta (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Jude Dry IndieWire	"The film is a wild ride and a loving portrait, providing a vital record of this outsized figure who was so ahead of his time it seemed as though he transcended the laws of the universe"	POS

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