10.0
10.0
Screen Test #2
1965
Mario Montez
Acting
Born:July 20, 1935
Died:September 26, 2013(aged 78)
Birthplace:Ponce, Puerto Rico
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CommunityBiography
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."
Filmography (27 movies)
8.0
8.0
Dirt
1965
7.4
7.4
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
1968
as Self
7.0
7.0
Normal Love
1964
as Mermaid
6.6
6.6
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
2007
as Self
6.5
6.5
Lupe
1967
as Lupe Velez
6.2
6.2
The Queen
1968
as Self - Singer
6.0
6.0
Chumlum
1963
5.6
5.6
Chelsea Girls
1966
as Transvestite
4.5
4.5
Flaming Creatures
1963
as The Spanish Girl
4.5
4.5
No President
1969
4.1
4.1
Batman Dracula
1964
3.6
3.6
Mario Banana I
1964
as Mario
3.3
3.3
Mario Banana II
1964
as Mario
Escape From Rented Island: The Lost Paradise of Jack Smith
2017
as Himself (archive footage)
Face
1969
as Himself
Camp
1965
Satisfaction
1966
Occhio privato sul nuovo mondo
1970
Flaming Twenties
1968
The Gypsy's Ball
1969
as wicked gypsy
Reel Six: Charles Ludlam’s Grand Tarot
1987
Ari and Mario
1966
Harlot
1965
as Harlot
More Milk, Yvette
1966
as Lana Turner
Hedy
1966
as Hedy Lamarr
Jungle Island
1967
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