Mario Montez
Age: 78 | From: Ponce, Puerto Rico
Person Details
Birthday: 1935-07-20 17:33:22
Death: 2013-09-26 17:33:22
Aliases: René Rivera , Dolores Flores
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Ponce, Puerto Rico
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 12
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
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."
Most Famous Work
Chelsea Girls
(1966) Transvestite
The Queen
(1968) Self - Singer
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
(1969) Self
Normal Love
(1963) Mermaid
Andy Warhol Screen Tests
(1965) Self
Mario Banana II
(1964) Mario
Harlot
(1965) Harlot
Mario Banana I
(1964) MarioActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Himself (archive footage) | |
| 2007 | Himself | |
| 1970 | N/A | |
| 1969 | Self | |
| Himself | ||
| N/A | ||
| wicked gypsy | ||
| 1968 | Self - Singer | |
| N/A | ||
| 1967 | Lupe Velez | |
| N/A | ||
| 1966 | Transvestite | |
| N/A | ||
| Hedy Lamarr | ||
| Lana Turner | ||
| 1965 | Self | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Harlot | ||
| 1964 | Mario | |
| Mario | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1963 | N/A | |
| The Spanish Girl | ||
| Mermaid | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
