People
Mario Montez
- Name: Mario Montez
- Birthday: 1935-07-20
- Also known as: René Rivera,Dolores Flores
- Place of birth: Ponce, Puerto Rico
- Popularity: 1.151
Biography:
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."
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Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Escape From Rented Island: The Lost Paradise of Jack Smith as Himself (archive footage) | 2017-01-26 |
| Diaries, Notes, and Sketches as Self | 2013-11-23 |
| Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis as Self | 2007-04-11 |
| Reel Six: Charles Ludlam’s Grand Tarot | 1987-01-01 |
| Occhio privato sul nuovo mondo | 1970-01-01 |
| Face as Himself | 1969-04-10 |
| No President | 1969-02-02 |
| The Gypsy's Ball as wicked gypsy | 1969-01-01 |
| The Queen as Self - Singer | 1968-06-17 |
| Flaming Twenties | 1968-01-01 |
| Lupe as Lupe Velez | 1967-01-30 |
| Jungle Island | 1967-01-01 |
| Chelsea Girls as Transvestite | 1966-09-01 |
| Satisfaction | 1966-03-31 |
| Hedy as Hedy Lamarr | 1966-03-03 |
| More Milk, Yvette as Lana Turner | 1966-02-08 |
| Andy Warhol Screen Tests as Self | 1965-11-28 |
| Camp | 1965-11-22 |
| Dirt | 1965-09-25 |
| Screen Test #2 | 1965-06-12 |
| Harlot as Harlot | 1965-01-11 |
| Mario Banana II as Mario | 1964-12-07 |
| Mario Banana I as Mario | 1964-12-07 |
| Batman Dracula | 1964-07-01 |
| Chumlum | 1963-12-29 |
| Flaming Creatures as The Spanish Girl | 1963-04-29 |
| Normal Love as Mermaid | 1963-01-01 |
