Mario Montez
Acting
Born: 1935-07-20 in Ponce, Puerto Rico
Biography
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
The John Larroquette Show
Elsa
Batman Dracula
Chumlum
The John
Andy Warhol, Fluorescent
(archive footage)
America Is Not Ready for This
Self
Chelsea Girls
Transvestite
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
Self
The Queen
Self - Singer
Ari and Mario
self
Flaming Creatures
The Spanish Girl
Andy Warhol Screen Tests
Self
Agrippina é Roma - Manhattan
Herself
Normal Love
Mermaid
Dirt
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
Self
No President
Harlot
Harlot
Lupe
Lupe Velez
Flaming Twenties
Satisfaction
Escape From Rented Island: The Lost Paradise of Jack Smith
Himself (archive footage)
Screen Test #2
Reel Six: Charles Ludlam’s Grand Tarot
Mario Banana I
Mario
Jungle Island
Camp
More Milk, Yvette
Lana Turner
Face
Himself
