Mario Montez
ActingAlso Known As
René Rivera, Dolores Flores
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."
Movies
(29 total)
Flaming Creatures
as The Spanish Girl
Chelsea Girls
as Transvestite
The Queen
as Self - Singer
Mario Banana I
as Mario
Normal Love
as Mermaid
Lupe
as Lupe Velez
Harlot
as Harlot
More Milk, Yvette
as Lana Turner
Face
as Himself
