Mario Montez
ActingRené 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."
Known For
Filmography — Acting
The Queen
Self - Singer
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
Self
Andy Warhol Screen Tests
Self
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
Self
Chelsea Girls
Transvestite
Batman Dracula
Chumlum
Camp
Flaming Creatures
The Spanish Girl
Dirt
No President
Hedy
Hedy Lamarr
Flaming Twenties
Harlot
Harlot
Lupe
Lupe Velez
Escape From Rented Island: The Lost Paradise of Jack Smith
Himself (archive footage)
Normal Love
Mermaid
Satisfaction
Mario Banana I
Mario
More Milk, Yvette
Lana Turner
Reel Six: Charles Ludlam’s Grand Tarot
The Gypsy's Ball
wicked gypsy
Ari and Mario
self
Face
Himself
Jungle Island
Screen Test #2
Agrippina é Roma - Manhattan
Herself
Occhio privato sul nuovo mondo
Mario Banana II
Mario
America Is Not Ready for This
Self