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
- The Gypsy's Ball as wicked gypsy
- No President
- Face as Himself
1968
- Diaries, Notes, and Sketches as Self
- The Queen as Self - Singer
- Flaming Twenties
1967
- Lupe as Lupe Velez
- Jungle Island
1966
- Chelsea Girls as Transvestite
- The John
- Satisfaction
- Hedy as Hedy Lamarr
- More Milk, Yvette as Lana Turner
- Ari and Mario as self
1965
- Dirt
- Andy Warhol Screen Tests as Self
- Harlot as Harlot
- Normal Love as Mermaid
- Screen Test #2
- Camp
1964
- Batman Dracula
- Mario Banana I as Mario
- Mario Banana II as Mario
1963
- Chumlum
- Flaming Creatures as The Spanish Girl