Mario Montez, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Mario Montez

Puerto Rican actor

Date of Birth: 20-Jul-1935

Place of Birth: Ponce, Puerto Rico, United States

Date of Death: 26-Sep-2013

Profession: actor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Mario Montez

  • 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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