Actor
Mario Montez
91 years · Ponce, Puerto Rico · 25 films
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."
Best known for
Filmography 25
Escape From Rented Island: The Lost Paradise of Jack Smith
2017 · Himself (archive footage)
Andy Warhol, Fluorescent
2016 · (archive footage)
On Runtime
America Is Not Ready for This
2012 · Self
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
2007 · Self
Reel Six: Charles Ludlam’s Grand Tarot
1987 · Actor
Agrippina é Roma - Manhattan
1972 · Herself
Occhio privato sul nuovo mondo
1970 · Actor
Face
1969 · Himself
No President
1969 · Actor
The Queen
1968 · Self - Singer
On Kanopy
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
1968 · Self
On Kanopy
Lupe
1967 · Lupe Velez
Jungle Island
1967 · Actor
Chelsea Girls
1966 · Transvestite
Ari and Mario
1966 · self
More Milk, Yvette
1966 · Lana Turner
Andy Warhol Screen Tests
1965 · Self
Camp
1965 · Actor
Normal Love
1965 · Mermaid
Screen Test #2
1965 · Actor
Harlot
1965 · Harlot
Mario Banana I
1964 · Mario
Batman Dracula
1964 · Actor
Chumlum
1963 · Actor