Mario Montez

Known for ActingBorn 1935-07-20Died 2013-09-26Ponce, 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."Read more

Movies & web series

Hedy

More Milk, Yvette

Screen Test #2

Harlot

Andy Warhol Screen Tests

Dirt

Lupe

Diaries, Notes, and Sketches

Normal Love

The John Larroquette Show

Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis

Camp

The Queen

Chumlum

Chelsea Girls

No President

Flaming Creatures

Batman Dracula

Mario Banana I

Mario Banana II

Escape From Rented Island: The Lost Paradise of Jack Smith

America Is Not Ready for This

Reel Six: Charles Ludlam’s Grand Tarot

Agrippina é Roma - Manhattan

Occhio privato sul nuovo mondo

The Gypsy's Ball

Face

Flaming Twenties

Jungle Island

Satisfaction

Ari and Mario

The John