Mario Montez
Born: 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
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
Reel Six: Charles Ludlam’s Grand Tarot
Agrippina é Roma - Manhattan
Occhio privato sul nuovo mondo
Face
No President
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The Gypsy's Ball
The Queen
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
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Flaming Twenties
Lupe
Jungle Island
Chelsea Girls
Ari and Mario
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Satisfaction
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Hedy
More Milk, Yvette
Andy Warhol Screen Tests
Camp
Normal Love
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Dirt
Screen Test #2
Harlot
Mario Banana I
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Mario Banana II
Batman Dracula
Chumlum
Flaming Creatures