Acting
Community Rating
6.8
TMDB estimate
Born
July 20, 1935
Died
September 26, 2013 (age 78)
Born in
Ponce, Puerto Rico
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."
Escape From Rented Island: The Lost Paradise of Jack Smith
as Himself (archive footage)
2017
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America Is Not Ready for This
as Self
2012
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Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
as Self
2007
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The John Larroquette Show
as Elsa
1993
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Reel Six: Charles Ludlam’s Grand Tarot
1987
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Agrippina é Roma - Manhattan
as Herself
1972
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Occhio privato sul nuovo mondo
1970
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Face
as Himself
1969
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No President
1969
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The Gypsy's Ball
as wicked gypsy
1969
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The Queen
as Self - Singer
1968
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Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
as Self
1968
—Flaming Twenties
1968
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Lupe
as Lupe Velez
1967
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Jungle Island
1967
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Chelsea Girls
as Transvestite
1966
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Ari and Mario
as self
1966
—Satisfaction
1966
—Hedy
as Hedy Lamarr
1966
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More Milk, Yvette
as Lana Turner
1966
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