Mario Montez
Acting
1935-07-20 · Ponce, Puerto Rico
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(32)
movieEscape From Rented Island: The Lost Paradise of Jack Smith
as Himself (archive footage) · 2017 · 0.0
movieAmerica Is Not Ready for This
as Self · 2012 · 0.0
movieJack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
as Self · 2007 · 6.6
tvThe John Larroquette Show
as Elsa · 1993 · 6.8
movieReel Six: Charles Ludlam’s Grand Tarot
as · 1987 · 0.0
movieAgrippina é Roma - Manhattan
as Herself · 1972 · 0.0
movieOcchio privato sul nuovo mondo
as · 1970 · 0.0
movieFace
as Himself · 1969 · 0.0
movieNo President
as · 1969 · 5.0
movieThe Gypsy's Ball
as wicked gypsy · 1969 · 0.0
movieThe Queen
as Self - Singer · 1968 · 6.4
movieDiaries, Notes, and Sketches
as Self · 1968 · 7.2
movieFlaming Twenties
as · 1968 · 0.0
movieLupe
as Lupe Velez · 1967 · 7.3
movieJungle Island
as · 1967 · 0.0
movieChelsea Girls
as Transvestite · 1966 · 5.5
movieThe John
as · 1966 · 0.0
movieAri and Mario
as self · 1966 · 0.0
movieSatisfaction
as · 1966 · 0.0
movieHedy
as Hedy Lamarr · 1966 · 10.0
movieMore Milk, Yvette
as Lana Turner · 1966 · 10.0
movieAndy Warhol Screen Tests
as Self · 1965 · 8.0
movieCamp
as · 1965 · 7.0
movieNormal Love
as Mermaid · 1965 · 7.2