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    Mario Montez

    1935-07-20 (89 years old) 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."

    Movies

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    Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
    74 %|Nov 23, 2013
    Documentary
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    Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
    66 %|Apr 11, 2007
    Documentary
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    Occhio privato sul nuovo mondo
    0 %|Jan 1, 1970
    Documentary
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    Face
    0 %|Apr 10, 1969
    poster
    No President
    53 %|Feb 2, 1969
    actor
    The Gypsy's Ball
    0 %|Jan 1, 1969
    poster
    The Queen
    64 %|Jun 17, 1968
    Documentary
    actor
    Flaming Twenties
    0 %|Jan 1, 1968
    poster
    Lupe
    65 %|Jan 30, 1967
    Comedy
    poster
    Jungle Island
    0 %|Jan 1, 1967
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    Chelsea Girls
    57 %|Sep 1, 1966
    Drama
    actor
    Satisfaction
    0 %|Mar 31, 1966
    actor
    Hedy
    0 %|Mar 3, 1966
    Fantasy, Drama, Comedy
    poster
    More Milk, Yvette
    0 %|Feb 8, 1966
    poster
    Andy Warhol Screen Tests
    80 %|Nov 28, 1965
    Documentary
    poster
    Camp
    0 %|Nov 22, 1965
    actor
    Dirt
    80 %|Sep 25, 1965
    Fantasy
    actor
    Screen Test #2
    100 %|Jun 12, 1965
    poster
    Harlot
    0 %|Jan 11, 1965
    actor
    Mario Banana II
    35 %|Dec 7, 1964
    Drama
    poster
    Mario Banana I
    38 %|Dec 7, 1964
    Documentary
    actor
    Batman Dracula
    41 %|Jul 1, 1964
    Thriller, Drama
    poster
    Chumlum
    60 %|Dec 29, 1963
    Documentary
    poster
    Flaming Creatures
    47 %|Apr 29, 1963
    Comedy, Horror, Fantasy
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    Normal Love
    70 %|Jan 1, 1963

    Series

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    The John Larroquette Show
    67 %|Sep 2, 1993
    Comedy