Mario Montez was born on 20 July 1935 in Ponce, Puerto Rico. He was an actor, known for Lupe (1966), More Milk, Evette (1966) and Hedy (1966). He died on 26 September 2013 in Key West, Florida, USA.
His cross-dressing roles working with Andy Warhol were the subject of seminars and screenings at New York's Columbia University, the Museum of Modern Art and the Museum of the Moving Image.