Mario Montez

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Mario Montez was a prominent drag performer and underground film star closely associated with Andy Warhol and the 1960s New York avant-garde cinema scene.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American artist
LGBT person
drag performer
performance artist
underground film actor
activeDuring 1960s
1970s
activeIn New York City
appearedIn Camp
Chelsea Girls
Flaming Creatures
Harlot
Carmelita
surface form: Lupe

Mario Banana
Mario Banana
surface form: Mario Banana No. 1

Mario Banana No. 2
Normal Love
The Queen
artisticStyle camp
drag performance
associatedWith Factory superstars
The Factory
Warhol superstars
surface form: Warhol Superstars
birthName René Rivera
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1935-07-20
dateOfDeath 2013-09-26
ethnicGroup Puerto Rican
inspiredBy Maria Montez
knownFor pioneering queer visibility in underground cinema
languageOfWorkOrName English
Spanish
movement New York underground cinema
surface form: New York avant-garde cinema

underground film
notableFor collaborations with Andy Warhol
collaborations with Jack Smith
drag performances in 1960s New York underground cinema
occupation actor
drag queen
performance artist
placeOfBirth Ponce, Puerto Rico
placeOfDeath Key West, Florida
surface form: Key West, Florida, United States
residence Key West, Florida
New York City
sexOrGender male
sexualOrientation gay
stageNameInspiredBy Maria Montez
workedWith Andy Warhol
Jack Smith
Jose Rodriguez-Soltero

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Chelsea Girls stars Mario Montez