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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."
As actor
Escape From Rented Island: The Lost Paradise of Jack Smith
America Is Not Ready for This
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
Reel Six: Charles Ludlam’s Grand Tarot
Agrippina é Roma - Manhattan
Occhio privato sul nuovo mondo
The Gypsy's Ball
No President
Face
Flaming Twenties
The Queen
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
Lupe
Jungle Island
Hedy
More Milk, Yvette
Chelsea Girls
Satisfaction
Ari and Mario
The John
Harlot
Screen Test #2
Normal Love
Camp
Dirt
Andy Warhol Screen Tests
Mario Banana II
Mario Banana I
Batman Dracula
Flaming Creatures