
Acting
Born July 20, 1935 · 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
2017

Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
2007

Reel Six: Charles Ludlam’s Grand Tarot
1987

Agrippina é Roma - Manhattan
1972

Occhio privato sul nuovo mondo
1970

Face
1969

No President
1969
The Gypsy's Ball
1969

The Queen
1968

Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
1968
Flaming Twenties
1968

Lupe
1967

Jungle Island
1967

Chelsea Girls
1966

Ari and Mario
1966
Satisfaction
1966
Hedy
1966

More Milk, Yvette
1966

Andy Warhol Screen Tests
1965

Camp
1965

Normal Love
1965
Dirt
1965

Screen Test #2
1965

Harlot
1965

Mario Banana I
1964
Mario Banana II
1964

Batman Dracula
1964

Chumlum
1963

Flaming Creatures
1963