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Summary[]
- This week, The Trek Files returns to one of our most personal corners of Trek history.
- Reinelda Estupinian, known lovingly as Reina, joins us again to share rare family photos and her firsthand memories of life inside the Roddenberry household. Hired in 1974 as a nanny for six-month-old Rod Roddenberry, Reina became a trusted part of the family for over three decades, eventually working closely with Majel Barrett Roddenberry at Lincoln Enterprises.
- Reina shares candid and touching stories of those years: traveling with the family, managing Majel's whirlwind convention life, and offering emotional support through Gene's declining health and Majel's final days. With affection and a few sitcom-worthy anecdotes, she paints a vivid picture of the private lives behind Star Trek's public legacy.
Related files[]
Majel Barrett Roddenberry outside Bellagio
Reina Estupinian and Rod Roddenberry
Rod Roddenberry riding a horse
Young Rod Roddenberry
Rod Roddenberry, 10 months old
Rod Roddenberry on horses
Reina Estupinian and Larry Nemecek
External links[]
- "Roddenberry Family Album - Stories from the Inside" at Spotify
- "Roddenberry Family Album - Stories from the Inside" at Apple Podcasts
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