Mario Montez
Actor
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."
Filmography
Chelsea Girls
as Transvestite 1966
The Queen
as Self - Singer 1968
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
as Self 1968
Mario Banana I
as Mario 1964
Mario Banana II
as Mario 1964
Chumlum
1963
Normal Love
as Mermaid 1965
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
as Self 2007
Batman Dracula
1964
No President
1969
Andy Warhol Screen Tests
as Self 1965
Lupe
as Lupe Velez 1967
Dirt
1965
Screen Test #2
1965
The Gypsy's Ball
as wicked gypsy 1969
Flaming Twenties
1968