Mario Montez
Born: 1935-07-20 in Ponce, Puerto Rico
Died: 2013-09-26
Known For: Acting
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
2017
- Escape From Rented Island: The Lost Paradise of Jack Smith as Himself (archive footage)
2012
- America Is Not Ready for This as Self
2007
1993
- The John Larroquette Show as Elsa
1972
- Agrippina é Roma - Manhattan as Herself
1969
- No President
- The Gypsy's Ball as wicked gypsy
- Face as Himself
1968
- The Queen as Self - Singer
- Diaries, Notes, and Sketches as Self
- Flaming Twenties
1967
- Lupe as Lupe Velez
- Jungle Island
1966
- The John
- Chelsea Girls as Transvestite
- Hedy as Hedy Lamarr
- Satisfaction
- Ari and Mario as self
- More Milk, Yvette as Lana Turner
1965
- Andy Warhol Screen Tests as Self
- Harlot as Harlot
- Camp
- Dirt
- Screen Test #2
- Normal Love as Mermaid
1964
- Batman Dracula
- Mario Banana I as Mario
- Mario Banana II as Mario
1963
- Chumlum
- Flaming Creatures as The Spanish Girl