Mario Montez
Acting • Born 1935-07-20 – Died 2013-09-26
Biography
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
30 credits
Flaming Twenties
Movie • 1968
The Gypsy's Ball
Movie • 1969
wicked gypsy
Harlot
Movie • 1965
Harlot
Reel Six: Charles Ludlam’s Grand Tarot
Movie • 1987
Lupe
Movie • 1967
Lupe Velez
Mario Banana II
Movie • 1964
Mario
Mario Banana I
Movie • 1964
Mario
Hedy
Movie • 1966
Hedy Lamarr
Occhio privato sul nuovo mondo
Movie • 1970
More Milk, Yvette
Movie • 1966
Lana Turner
Screen Test #2
Movie • 1965
Flaming Creatures
Movie • 1963
The Spanish Girl
Normal Love
Movie • 1965
Mermaid
Jungle Island
Movie • 1967
No President
Movie • 1969
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
Movie • 2007
Self
Face
Movie • 1969
Himself
Camp
Movie • 1965
Dirt
Movie • 1965
Batman Dracula
Movie • 1964
The Queen
Movie • 1968
Self - Singer
Andy Warhol Screen Tests
Movie • 1965
Self
Escape From Rented Island: The Lost Paradise of Jack Smith
Movie • 2017
Himself (archive footage)
Chelsea Girls
Movie • 1966
Transvestite
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
Movie • 1968
Self
Chumlum
Movie • 1963
Satisfaction
Movie • 1966
Ari and Mario
Movie • 1966
Agrippina é Roma - Manhattan
Movie • 1972
Herself
The John Larroquette Show
TV • 1993
Elsa