Cast
Mario Montez
Acting
Cast
Mario Montez
Known for
Acting
Born
1935-07-20
From
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Died
2013-09-26
Also known 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."
Chelsea Girls
as Transvestite
Chumlum
Andy Warhol Screen Tests
as Self
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
as Self
Batman Dracula
The Queen
as Self - Singer
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
as Self
Normal Love
as Mermaid
Flaming Creatures
as The Spanish Girl
No President
Ari and Mario
as self
Hedy
as Hedy Lamarr
Mario Banana I
as Mario
Jungle Island
Satisfaction
Lupe
as Lupe Velez
Flaming Twenties
Screen Test #2
Dirt
Escape From Rented Island: The Lost Paradise of Jack Smith
as Himself (archive footage)
Camp
Mario Banana II
as Mario
Harlot
as Harlot
The John
Reel Six: Charles Ludlam’s Grand Tarot
America Is Not Ready for This
as Self
Agrippina é Roma - Manhattan
as Herself
Face
as Himself
More Milk, Yvette
as Lana Turner
The Gypsy's Ball
as wicked gypsy
