Actor
Mario Montez
Born July 20, 1935 in Ponce, Puerto RicoDied September 26, 201318 films
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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First watchFlaming Creatures19634.8as The Spanish GirlFilmmaker and artist Jack Smith described his own film as a “comedy set in a haunted movie studio.” Flaming Creatures begins humorously enough with several men and women, mostly of…View filmFilmography
18 films as actor- 1969The Gypsy's Ballwicked gypsy
- 1968Flaming Twenties
- 1967LupeLupe Velez
- 1967Jungle Island
- 1966Chelsea GirlsTransvestite
- 1966The John
- 1966Satisfaction
- 1966HedyHedy Lamarr
- 1966More Milk, YvetteLana Turner
- 1966In the Grip of the Lobster Claw
- 1965Camp
- 1965Normal LoveMermaid
- 1965Dirt
- 1965Screen Test #2
- 1965HarlotHarlot
- 1964Mario Banana IIMario
- 1964Batman Dracula
- 1963Flaming CreaturesThe Spanish Girl