Mario Montez
Birthday
1935/07/20
Day of death
2013/09/26 (78 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Also know as
René Rivera, Dolores Flores
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."
Acting
(1969) The Gypsy's Ball
as wicked gypsy
(1968) Flaming Twenties
as ---
(1965) Harlot
as Harlot
(1987) Reel Six: Charles Ludlam’s Grand Tarot
as ---
(1967) Lupe
as Lupe Velez
(1964) Mario Banana I
as Mario
(1964) Mario Banana II
as Mario
(1966) Hedy
as Hedy Lamarr
(1970) Occhio privato sul nuovo mondo
as ---
(1965) Screen Test #2
as ---
(1966) More Milk, Yvette
as Lana Turner
(1963) Normal Love
as Mermaid
(1963) Flaming Creatures
as The Spanish Girl
(1967) Jungle Island
as ---
(1969) No President
as ---
(2007) Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
as Self
(1969) Face
as Himself
(1965) Camp
as ---
(1965) Dirt
as ---
(1964) Batman Dracula
as ---
(1968) The Queen
as Self - Singer
(1965) Andy Warhol Screen Tests
as Self
(2017) Escape From Rented Island: The Lost Paradise of Jack Smith
as Himself (archive footage)
(1966) Chelsea Girls
as Transvestite
(1963) Chumlum
as ---
(2013) Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
as Self
(1966) Satisfaction
as ---
(1993) The John Larroquette Show
as Elsa