Mario Montez
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René Rivera, (July 20, 1935 – September 26, 2013), known professionally as Mario Montez, was one of the Warhol superstars, appearing in thirteen of Andy Warhol's underground films from 1964 to 1966. He took his name as a male homage to the actress Maria Montez, an important gay icon in the fifties and sixties. Before appearing in Warhol's films, he appeared in Jack Smith's important underground films Flaming Creatures and Normal Love. Montez also stars in the Ron Rice film, Chumlum, made in 1964. Mario Montez, was "a staple in the New York underground scene of the 1960s and ’70s."
Known for
Credits
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches (1968)
as Self
Chumlum (1963)
Actor
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis (2007)
as Self
Andy Warhol Screen Tests (1965)
as Self
Andy Warhol, Fluorescent (2016)
as (archive footage)
Batman Dracula (1964)
Actor
The John (1966)
Actor
The Queen (1968)
as Self - Singer
Chelsea Girls (1966)
as Transvestite
Normal Love (1965)
as Mermaid
Escape From Rented Island: The Lost Paradise of Jack Smith (2017)
as Himself (archive footage)
America Is Not Ready for This (2012)
as Self
Agrippina é Roma - Manhattan (1972)
as Herself
Occhio privato sul nuovo mondo (1970)
Actor
Lupe (1967)
as Lupe Velez
Dirt (1965)
Actor
Reel Six: Charles Ludlam’s Grand Tarot (1987)
Actor
Flaming Twenties (1968)
Actor
Satisfaction (1966)
Actor
Flaming Creatures (1963)
as The Spanish Girl
Jungle Island (1967)
Actor
In the Grip of the Lobster Claw (1966)
Actor
Screen Test #2 (1965)
Actor
More Milk, Yvette (1966)
as Lana Turner
Ari and Mario (1966)
as self
Harlot (1965)
as Harlot
Mario Banana I (1964)
as Mario
Hedy (1966)
as Hedy Lamarr
Camp (1965)
Actor
No President (1969)
Actor
Mario Banana II (1964)
as Mario
Face (1969)
as Himself
The Gypsy's Ball (1969)
as wicked gypsy