Once the world's most popular astrologer, Walter Mercado seeks to resurrect a forgotten legacy. Walter is a gender non-conforming, cape-wearing psychic whose televised horoscopes reached 120 million viewers daily before he mysteriously disappeared. This is the story of what happened and why. On the 50th anniversary of his first show, he's planning a star-studded comeback to share one final message.
Co-Director
Cristina Costantini is directing WALTER alongside Kareem Tabsch. Before making her first documentary, Cristina was an investigative journalist. Her first film, Science Fair, won a Critic’s Choice Award and audience awards at Sundance and SXSW.
Producer
Alex Fumero is a producer and writer. Current projects include WALTER, and a scripted adaptation of Richard Blanco’s memoir, The Prince of Los Cucuyos. Most recently, he served as Vice President, Original Programming, for HBO.