Mario Montez

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Mario Montez

Acting July 20, 1935

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…

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The John Larroquette Show

The John Larroquette Show

6.9 1993 TV Show
Flaming Creatures

Flaming Creatures

4.8 1963 Movie
Chelsea Girls

Chelsea Girls

5.5 1966 Movie
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches

Diaries, Notes, and Sketches

7.3 1968 Movie
The Queen

The Queen

6.4 1968 Movie
Mario Banana I

Mario Banana I

3.9 1964 Movie
Chumlum

Chumlum

6.1 1963 Movie
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis

Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis

6.7 2007 Movie
Batman Dracula

Batman Dracula

4.6 1964 Movie
Normal Love

Normal Love

7.2 1965 Movie
Andy Warhol Screen Tests

Andy Warhol Screen Tests

8.0 1965 Movie
Andy Warhol, Fluorescent

Andy Warhol, Fluorescent

5.0 2016 Movie

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2017
    Escape From Rented Island: The Lost Paradise of Jack Smith

    Movie Himself (archive footage)

  2. 2016
    Andy Warhol, Fluorescent

    Movie (archive footage)

  3. 2012
    America Is Not Ready for This

    Movie Self

  4. 2007
    Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis

    Movie Self

  5. 1993
    The John Larroquette Show

    TV show Elsa

  6. 1987
    Reel Six: Charles Ludlam’s Grand Tarot

    Movie

  7. 1972
    Agrippina é Roma - Manhattan

    Movie Herself

  8. 1970
    Occhio privato sul nuovo mondo

    Movie

  9. 1969
    Face

    Movie Himself

  10. 1969
    No President

    Movie

  11. 1969
    The Gypsy's Ball

    Movie wicked gypsy

  12. 1968
    The Queen

    Movie Self - Singer

  13. 1968
    Diaries, Notes, and Sketches

    Movie Self

  14. 1968
    Flaming Twenties

    Movie

  15. 1967
    Lupe

    Movie Lupe Velez

  16. 1967
    Jungle Island

    Movie

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  1. 1966
    Chelsea Girls

    Movie Transvestite

  2. 1966
    The John

    Movie

  3. 1966
    Ari and Mario

    Movie self

  4. 1966
    Satisfaction

    Movie

  5. 1966
    Hedy

    Movie Hedy Lamarr

  6. 1966
    More Milk, Yvette

    Movie Lana Turner

  7. 1965
    Andy Warhol Screen Tests

    Movie Self

  8. 1965
    Camp

    Movie

  9. 1965
    Normal Love

    Movie Mermaid

  10. 1965
    Dirt

    Movie

  11. 1965
    Screen Test #2

    Movie

  12. 1965
    Harlot

    Movie Harlot

  13. 1964
    Mario Banana I

    Movie Mario

  14. 1964
    Mario Banana II

    Movie Mario

  15. 1964
    Batman Dracula

    Movie

  16. 1963
    Chumlum

    Movie

  17. 1963
    Flaming Creatures

    Movie The Spanish Girl