He took his name as a male homage to the actress Maria Montez, an important gay icon in the fifties and sixties.
Rainer Maria Rilke | Carl Maria von Weber | Santa Maria | Maria Callas | Santa Maria Capua Vetere | Maria | Lola Montez | Maria Theresa | Henrietta Maria of France | José María Aznar | Maria Muldaur | Maria Bethânia | Carlo Maria Giulini | Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore | Ave Maria | Santa Maria, Bulacan | Maria Theresa of Austria | Maria Edgeworth | Maria Montessori | María Conchita Alonso | Erich Maria Remarque | Maria João | Maria Cantwell | Rainer Maria Latzke | Maria McKee | Santa María la Antigua del Darién | Santa Maria degli Angeli | Santa Maria, California | Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg | Maria Ozawa |
His other films include Siren of Atlantis (1949) with Maria Montez, Boy on a Dolphin (1957) with Sophia Loren, and Land of the Pharaohs (1955) with Joan Collins.
Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (FUNGLODE) Maria Montez short film first prize presented by Dominican president Leonel Fernández.