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."
Flaming Twenties
The Gypsy's Ball
(wicked gypsy)
Harlot
(Harlot)
Reel Six: Charles Ludlam’s Grand Tarot
Lupe
(Lupe Velez)
Mario Banana II
(Mario)
Mario Banana I
(Mario)
Hedy
(Hedy Lamarr)
Occhio privato sul nuovo mondo
More Milk, Yvette
(Lana Turner)
Screen Test #2
Normal Love
(Mermaid)
Flaming Creatures
(The Spanish Girl)
Jungle Island
No President
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
(Self)
Face
(Himself)
Camp
Dirt
Batman Dracula
The Queen
(Self - Singer)
Andy Warhol Screen Tests
(Self)
Escape From Rented Island: The Lost Paradise of Jack Smith
(Himself (archive footage))
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
(Self)
Chelsea Girls
(Transvestite)
Chumlum
Satisfaction
The John Larroquette Show
(Elsa)