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."
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Escape From Rented Island: The Lost Paradise of Jack Smith
2017·0.0
America Is Not Ready for This
2012·0.0
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
2007·6.6
Reel Six: Charles Ludlam’s Grand Tarot
1987·0.0
Agrippina é Roma - Manhattan
1972·0.0
Occhio privato sul nuovo mondo
1970·0.0
Face
1969·0.0
No President
1969·5.0
The Gypsy's Ball
1969·0.0
The Queen
1968·6.4
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
1968·7.2
Flaming Twenties
1968·0.0
Lupe
1967·7.3
Jungle Island
1967·0.0
Chelsea Girls
1966·5.5
The John
1966·0.0
Ari and Mario
1966·0.0
Satisfaction
1966·0.0
Hedy
1966·10.0
More Milk, Yvette
1966·10.0
Andy Warhol Screen Tests
1965·8.0
Camp
1965·7.0
Normal Love
1965·7.2
Dirt
1965·7.7
Screen Test #2
1965·9.5
Harlot
1965·9.0
Mario Banana II
1964·3.6
Mario Banana I
1964·3.9
Batman Dracula
1964·4.6
Chumlum
1963·6.1
Flaming Creatures
1963·4.7