Mario Montez
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."
32 acting credits
Acting · 32
The John Larroquette Show
1993
The Queen
1968
Batman Dracula
1964
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
1968
Andy Warhol Screen Tests
1965
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
2007
Chelsea Girls
1966
Escape From Rented Island: The Lost Paradise of Jack Smith
2017
Normal Love
1965
Chumlum
1963
Hedy
1966
Flaming Creatures
1963
Flaming Twenties
1968
Satisfaction
1966
No President
1969
Agrippina é Roma - Manhattan
1972
Camp
1965
Lupe
1967
Harlot
1965
Face
1969
Mario Banana I
1964
Screen Test #2
1965
Reel Six: Charles Ludlam’s Grand Tarot
1987
Dirt
1965
More Milk, Yvette
1966
Mario Banana II
1964
Ari and Mario
1966
The Gypsy's Ball
1969
Occhio privato sul nuovo mondo
1970
Jungle Island
1967
America Is Not Ready for This
2012
The John
1966