For more than three decades, the same four valets have been trusted with the beloved wheels (and juiciest secrets) of Chateau Marmont's A-list guests
February 07, 2020, 6:00am PST
"They are the unsung heroes, the unknown stars of the place — the big smiling faces," says actor Michael Madsen, a Chateau regular who once lived in Bungalow Four of the hotel for nearly a year in the 1990s. "When I roll up and Raymundo's there, I just hug the guy, for Chrissake — I just can't help it. It's become personal."
Much has changed since the four men started working at the hotel, all just a few years after their immigration journeys from Guatemala and Mexico. They became fathers, then grandfathers. The Chateau changed ownership. The Strip itself has gentrified. "When I started," reminisces Carlos Barrera, who will mark 40 years at the hotel in March, "Sunset was crazy.
Sam Rockwell cuts to the chase. "They make you feel like you're home and, besides, you know they've seen some crazy-ass shit.
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