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Mario Montez
Born · July 20, 1935
Died · September 26, 2013 (78 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Ponce, Puerto Rico
Bio
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."
Escape From Rented Island: The Lost Paradise of Jack Smith
Himself (archive footage)
0.0
2017
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
Self
7.4
2013
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
Self
6.6
2007
The John Larroquette Show
Elsa · (1 episode)
6.7
1993
Reel Six: Charles Ludlam’s Grand Tarot
0.0
1987
Occhio privato sul nuovo mondo
0.0
1970
Face
Himself
0.0
1969
No President
5.3
1969
The Gypsy's Ball
wicked gypsy
0.0
1969
The Queen
Self - Singer
6.4
1968
Flaming Twenties
0.0
1968
Lupe
Lupe Velez
6.5
1967
Jungle Island
0.0
1967
Chelsea Girls
Transvestite
5.7
1966
Satisfaction
0.0
1966
Hedy
Hedy Lamarr
0.0
1966
More Milk, Yvette
Lana Turner
0.0
1966
Andy Warhol Screen Tests
Self
8.0
1965
Camp
0.0
1965
Dirt
8.0
1965
Screen Test #2
10.0
1965
Harlot
Harlot
0.0
1965
Mario Banana II
Mario
3.5
1964
Mario Banana I
Mario
3.8
1964
Batman Dracula
4.1
1964
Chumlum
6.0
1963
Flaming Creatures
The Spanish Girl
4.7
1963
Normal Love
Mermaid
7.0
1963