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