Mario Montez
Acting
1935-07-20 · 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."
Filmography
Escape From Rented Island: The Lost Paradise of Jack Smith
2017 · Movie
Andy Warhol, Fluorescent
2016 · Movie
America Is Not Ready for This
2012 · Movie
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
2007 · Movie
The John Larroquette Show
1993 · Series
Reel Six: Charles Ludlam’s Grand Tarot
1987 · Movie
Agrippina é Roma - Manhattan
1972 · Movie
Occhio privato sul nuovo mondo
1970 · Movie
Face
1969 · Movie
No President
1969 · Movie
The Gypsy's Ball
1969 · Movie
The Queen
1968 · Movie
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
1968 · Movie
Flaming Twenties
1968 · Movie
Lupe
1967 · Movie
Jungle Island
1967 · Movie
Chelsea Girls
1966 · Movie
The John
1966 · Movie
Ari and Mario
1966 · Movie
Satisfaction
1966 · Movie
Hedy
1966 · Movie
More Milk, Yvette
1966 · Movie
Andy Warhol Screen Tests
1965 · Movie
Camp
1965 · Movie
Normal Love
1965 · Movie
Dirt
1965 · Movie
Screen Test #2
1965 · Movie
Harlot
1965 · Movie
Mario Banana I
1964 · Movie
Mario Banana II
1964 · Movie
Batman Dracula
1964 · Movie
Chumlum
1963 · Movie
Flaming Creatures
1963 · Movie