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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1935-07-20
Day of Death
2013-09-26
Place of Birth
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Mario Montez
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."
Filmography (31)
⭐ 0
Role:
Himself (archive footage)
Escape From Rented Island: The Lost Paradise of Jack Smith
2017
⭐ 0
Role:
Self
America Is Not Ready for This
2012
⭐ 6.6
Role:
Self
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
2007
⭐ 0
Role:
Unknown
Reel Six: Charles Ludlam’s Grand Tarot
1987
⭐ 0
Role:
Herself
Agrippina é Roma - Manhattan
1972
⭐ 0
Role:
Unknown
Occhio privato sul nuovo mondo
1970
⭐ 0
Role:
Himself
Face
1969
⭐ 5.0
Role:
Unknown
No President
1969No Image
⭐ 0
Role:
wicked gypsy
The Gypsy's Ball
1969
⭐ 6.4
Role:
Self - Singer
The Queen
1968
⭐ 7.2
Role:
Self
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
1968No Image
⭐ 0
Role:
Unknown
Flaming Twenties
1968
⭐ 7.3
Role:
Lupe Velez
Lupe
1967
⭐ 0
Role:
Unknown
Jungle Island
1967
⭐ 5.5
Role:
Transvestite
