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Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado

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2020 | 96 min | Documentary

Saturday Specialearly rating

Why it’s a Saturday Special

Critics loved it (100% on Rotten Tomatoes), despite a box office flop. A strong pick for the weekend.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for the curious.
The mood
Eye-opening.
The pace
Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 36 min.
What might put you off
Nothing much for most grown-ups.

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.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsVery strong

    100% on Rotten Tomatoes, 76 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsWeak

    1 win and 1 nomination from smaller awards and festivals

  • Reach & staying powerWeak

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; interest faded quickly after launch

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 5K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Cristina Costantini, Kareem Tabsch

  • Walter MercadoSelf
  • Willy AcostaSelf
  • Lin-Manuel MirandaSelf
  • Raul de MolinaSelf
  • Eugenio DerbezSelf
  • Nydia CaroSelf