Actor

Mario Montez

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2.6

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Movies: 23Series: 1

TMDB ID: 105057

IMDb ID: nm0599689

Known for: Acting

Born: July 20, 1935

Died: September 26, 2013

Age: 78

Place of birth: Ponce, Puerto Rico

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1963 - 2017

Years active: 55

Average TMDB rating: 5.48

Wikidata: Q1898936

Also known as

René Rivera • Dolores Flores

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Biography

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."

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