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Mario Montez
Acting
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."
BODY OF WORK
Mario Montez's Filmography
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Escape From Rented Island: The Lost Paradise of Jack Smith
as Himself (archive footage)
Andy Warhol, Fluorescent
as (archive footage)
America Is Not Ready for This
as Self
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
as Self
Reel Six: Charles Ludlam’s Grand Tarot
Agrippina é Roma - Manhattan
as Herself
Occhio privato sul nuovo mondo
Face
as Himself
No President
No Poster
The Gypsy's Ball
as wicked gypsy
The Queen
as Self - Singer
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
as Self
No Poster
Flaming Twenties
Lupe
as Lupe Velez
Jungle Island
Chelsea Girls
as Transvestite
No Poster
The John
Ari and Mario
as self
No Poster
Satisfaction
No Poster
Hedy
as Hedy Lamarr
More Milk, Yvette
as Lana Turner
No Poster
In the Grip of the Lobster Claw
Andy Warhol Screen Tests
as Self
Camp
Normal Love
as Mermaid
No Poster
Dirt
Screen Test #2
Harlot
as Harlot
Mario Banana I
as Mario
No Poster
Mario Banana II
as Mario
Batman Dracula
Chumlum
Flaming Creatures
as The Spanish Girl