About Luis Rios

Beverly Hill Diary- Close Encounters with the Stars is the breakout first non-fiction book by Luis F. Rios. He now resides in Sarasota, Florida after living most of his life in Santa Monica, and northern California. During the 1970’s while in graduate school at the University of Southern California, Luis drove a limousine based out of the iconic Beverly Hills Hotel. At that time, he became an up-close eyewitness to the making of historic events and interacted with historical national and internationally renowned celebrities and important cultural influencers of the decades before and after the 1970’s. Over the years, Luis has honed his writing skills as an Expert Witness/Vocational Evaluator, capturing in writing the essence of the experiences of his clients, to present their personal stories in the pursuit of justice in the court systems of California and Florida.

Beverly Hills Diary– Close Encounters With The Stars is a collection of short stories and vignettes wherein he brings to life the essence of the personalities, interspersed with personal observations and insight. Luis draws upon his observational skills, writing skills and character development skills,  combined with thoroughly researched background information to bring to life his experiences, so as  to present the reader with a highly interesting and entertaining read.