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