Chamoy Creative
Crossing Borders. Blending Cultures By Meredith Kay | Photography by David Teran
Growing up in Matamoros, Mexico, Fernanda and Lauri Revilla were truly raised to be bi-cultural. Their parents owned a clothing factory and clothing store on the Mexico side of the border, but the girls attended St. Joseph Academy in Brownsville, TX. This gave them the distinct advantage of becoming acclimated and well-versed in both their MexicanLatin culture and the American culture as well. Both sisters eventually attended U.T. Brownsville. Lauri graduated with a degree in Clinical Psychology, along with earning an associate degree in Spanish translation and interpretation. She then continued her education, earning her master’s degree in psychology at Our Lady of the Lake in San Antonio. Fernanda received her bachelor’s degree in business and her minor in marketing, then continued at U.T. Brownsville and earned her M.B.A. The entrepreneurial spirit has always been in their blood. Their parents owned a clothing store when they were younger and would encourage this spirit by allowing them to run a candy booth within the clothing store. This taught them how to run a small business and the value of planning and working hard.