A lazy afternoon with Mario Montez (en)

A boat, a lake, a lazy summer afternoon, how to look glamorous in nature! Legendary, irresistible, indestructible US underground legend Mario Montez dissects Hollywood icon Joan Crawford’s ridiculous fashion tips: ‘such crap!’
Puerto Rican film star Mario Montez (pseudonym of Rene Rivera, born in 1935) 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.
According to John Waters, ‘Mario Montez was the first ‘SUPERSTAR’ ever! A Jack Smith goddess stolen away by Warhol. She lit up both directors’ screens and forever holds the highest position of royalty in the world of underground cinema.’
Official Selection Berlinale 2012