Mario Montez
Acting · Born Jul 20, 1935 · Died Sep 26, 2013 (78) · 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."
Known for
Films
Escape From Rented Island: The Lost Paradise of Jack Smith
2017
Andy Warhol, Fluorescent
20165.0
America Is Not Ready for This
2012
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
20076.7
Reel Six: Charles Ludlam’s Grand Tarot
1987
Agrippina é Roma - Manhattan
1972
Occhio privato sul nuovo mondo
1970
Face
1969
No President
19695.0
The Queen
19686.4
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
19687.3
Lupe
19677.3
Jungle Island
1967
Chelsea Girls
19665.5
Ari and Mario
1966
More Milk, Yvette
196610.0
Andy Warhol Screen Tests
19658.0
Camp
19657.0
Normal Love
19657.2
Screen Test #2
19659.5
Harlot
19659.0
Mario Banana I
19643.9
Batman Dracula
19644.6
Chumlum
19636.1
Flaming Creatures
19634.8
