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
Andy Warhol, Fluorescent (2016)
as (archive footage)
Batman Dracula (1964)
Actor
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches (1968)
as Self
Chumlum (1963)
Actor
The John (1966)
Actor
America Is Not Ready for This (2012)
as Self
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis (2007)
as Self
Chelsea Girls (1966)
as Transvestite
The Queen (1968)
as Self - Singer
Andy Warhol Screen Tests (1965)
as Self
In the Grip of the Lobster Claw (1966)
Actor
Agrippina é Roma - Manhattan (1972)
as Herself
Normal Love (1965)
as Mermaid
Escape From Rented Island: The Lost Paradise of Jack Smith (2017)
as Himself (archive footage)
Flaming Creatures (1963)
as The Spanish Girl
Occhio privato sul nuovo mondo (1970)
Actor
Flaming Twenties (1968)
Actor
Dirt (1965)
Actor
Screen Test #2 (1965)
Actor
Mario Banana I (1964)
as Mario
Harlot (1965)
as Harlot
No President (1969)
Actor
Reel Six: Charles Ludlam’s Grand Tarot (1987)
Actor
Ari and Mario (1966)
as self
Mario Banana II (1964)
as Mario
Face (1969)
as Himself
Hedy (1966)
as Hedy Lamarr
Lupe (1967)
as Lupe Velez
More Milk, Yvette (1966)
as Lana Turner
Satisfaction (1966)
Actor
Camp (1965)
Actor
The Gypsy's Ball (1969)
as wicked gypsy
Jungle Island (1967)
Actor