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
Chumlum (1963)
Actor
Batman Dracula (1964)
Actor
Chelsea Girls (1966)
as Transvestite
Andy Warhol Screen Tests (1965)
as Self
America Is Not Ready for This (2012)
as Self
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches (1968)
as Self
The John (1966)
Actor
Flaming Creatures (1963)
as The Spanish Girl
The Queen (1968)
as Self - Singer
Normal Love (1965)
as Mermaid
Agrippina é Roma - Manhattan (1972)
as Herself
Ari and Mario (1966)
as self
Dirt (1965)
Actor
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis (2007)
as Self
Harlot (1965)
as Harlot
Face (1969)
as Himself
More Milk, Yvette (1966)
as Lana Turner
Mario Banana II (1964)
as Mario
The Gypsy's Ball (1969)
as wicked gypsy
Screen Test #2 (1965)
Actor
Escape From Rented Island: The Lost Paradise of Jack Smith (2017)
as Himself (archive footage)
Hedy (1966)
as Hedy Lamarr
Jungle Island (1967)
Actor
Flaming Twenties (1968)
Actor
Camp (1965)
Actor
Satisfaction (1966)
Actor
Lupe (1967)
as Lupe Velez
No President (1969)
Actor
Mario Banana I (1964)
as Mario
Reel Six: Charles Ludlam’s Grand Tarot (1987)
Actor
Occhio privato sul nuovo mondo (1970)
Actor