Mario Montez
Born
July 20, 1935
Died
September 26, 2013 (78 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Ponce, Puerto Rico
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
Escape From Rented Island: The Lost Paradise of Jack Smith
Himself (archive footage)
2017
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
Self
2013
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
Self
2007
The John Larroquette Show
Elsa · (1 episode)
1993
Reel Six: Charles Ludlam’s Grand Tarot
1987
Occhio privato sul nuovo mondo
1970
Face
Himself
1969
No President
1969
The Gypsy's Ball
wicked gypsy
1969
The Queen
Self - Singer
1968
Flaming Twenties
1968
Lupe
Lupe Velez
1967
Jungle Island
1967
Chelsea Girls
Transvestite
1966
Satisfaction
1966
Hedy
Hedy Lamarr
1966
More Milk, Yvette
Lana Turner
1966
Andy Warhol Screen Tests
Self
1965
Camp
1965
Dirt
1965
Screen Test #2
1965
Harlot
Harlot
1965
Mario Banana II
Mario
1964
Mario Banana I
Mario
1964
Batman Dracula
1964
Normal Love
Mermaid
1964
Chumlum
1963
Flaming Creatures
The Spanish Girl
1963