Mario Montez
Known for: Acting
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
Series
The John Larroquette Show
Elsa
1993
Film
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
Self
1968
Film
Andy Warhol Screen Tests
Self
1965
Film
Batman Dracula
1964
Film
The Queen
Self - Singer
1968
Film
Chelsea Girls
Transvestite
1966
Film
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
Self
2007
Film
Andy Warhol, Fluorescent
(archive footage)
2016
Film
America Is Not Ready for This
Self
2012
Film
Chumlum
1963
The John
1966
Film
Occhio privato sul nuovo mondo
1970
Film
Reel Six: Charles Ludlam’s Grand Tarot
1987
Film
Agrippina é Roma - Manhattan
Herself
1972
Film
Escape From Rented Island: The Lost Paradise of Jack Smith
Himself (archive footage)
2017
Film
Flaming Creatures
The Spanish Girl
1963
In the Grip of the Lobster Claw
1966
Film
Normal Love
Mermaid
1965
Dirt
1965
Film
Ari and Mario
self
1966
Film
No President
1969
Film
Lupe
Lupe Velez
1967
Hedy
Hedy Lamarr
1966
Film
Camp
1965
Film
More Milk, Yvette
Lana Turner
1966
Mario Banana II
Mario
1964
Flaming Twenties
1968
The Gypsy's Ball
wicked gypsy
1969
Film
Harlot
Harlot
1965
Film
Mario Banana I
Mario
1964
Satisfaction
1966
Film
Screen Test #2
1965
Film
Face
Himself
1969
Film
Jungle Island
1967