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Mario Montez
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Born July 20, 1935Died September 26, 2013 (78 years)
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."
Mario Montez Filmography
| 1993 | The John Larroquette Show (TV Series) · as Elsa |
| 1966 | Chelsea Girls · as Transvestite |
| 1965 | Harlot · as Harlot |
| 1964 | Mario Banana I · as Mario |
| 1964 | |
| 1963 | Flaming Creatures · as The Spanish Girl |
| 1963 | Normal Love · as Mermaid |
| 2016 | Tony Conrad: Completely in the Present · as Self |
| 2006 | |
| 1968 | The Queen · as Self - Singer |
| 1968 | Diaries Notes and Sketches · as Self |