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."

Movies & TV Shows

1. Flaming Creatures (1963) — The Spanish Girl
2. Chelsea Girls (1966) — Transvestite
3. The Queen (1968) — Self - Singer
4. Diaries, Notes, and Sketches (1968) — Self
5. Mario Banana I (1964) — Mario
6. The John Larroquette Show (1993) — Elsa
7. Mario Banana II (1964) — Mario
8. Chumlum (1963)
9. Normal Love (1965) — Mermaid
10. Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis (2007) — Self
11. Batman Dracula (1964)
12. No President (1969)
13. Lupe (1967) — Lupe Velez
14. Dirt (1965)
15. Andy Warhol Screen Tests (1965) — Self
16. Screen Test #2 (1965)
17. Camp (1965)
18. Harlot (1965) — Harlot
19. Hedy (1966) — Hedy Lamarr
20. More Milk, Yvette (1966) — Lana Turner
21. Flaming Twenties (1968)
22. The Gypsy's Ball (1969) — wicked gypsy
23. Reel Six: Charles Ludlam’s Grand Tarot (1987)
24. Occhio privato sul nuovo mondo (1970)
25. Jungle Island (1967)
26. Face (1969) — Himself
27. Escape From Rented Island: The Lost Paradise of Jack Smith (2017) — Himself (archive footage)
28. Satisfaction (1966)
29. Ari and Mario (1966) — self
30. Agrippina é Roma - Manhattan (1972) — Herself
31. America Is Not Ready for This (2012) — Self
32. The John (1966)
33. Andy Warhol, Fluorescent (2016)