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Stephanie "Tefy" Janet Hernandez Portillo (born April 18, 1991) is an American musician, journalist, and artist. Stephanie is half of the indie-folk musical group, Chapsticks on Screen, along with older sister Cecilia Hernandez. Stephanie has appeared in various short independent films and music videos. Her articles have been published in LA Weekly, CSUN Sundial, Rolling Stone, Nylon Magazine, and various other artistic means.

'Early Life'

Hernandez Portillo was born in Los Angeles, California (at Cedar's Sinai Medical Center) to an elementary school special education aid, Ana Hernandez (nee Portillo) and Tony Hernandez, a professional truck driver. Stephanie has stated in online interviews that she has mixed descent including, Salvadoran, Cuban, Italian, Spanish, and Filipino. Although her parents are Cuban and Salvadoran nationality. She is the youngest of two children. Stephanie spent most of her younger years in Glendale, California attending Columbus Elementary Headstart and Granada Hills, California at Mayall Street Elementary School. Stephanie is also an alumnus of Patrick Henry Middle School and John F. Kennedy High School. Stephanie is currently onset to starting California State University Northridge in Northridge, California starting the Fall semester of 2009.

Career

At a young age, Hernandez began submitting essays of which she wrote in her English Advanced Placement Classes at Kennedy High School. Her hard work was paid off after being recognized first through her future university, the CSUN Sundial, a university student-run daily newspaper, where she wrote articles about a semi-fictional girl imagining the college life. "Waiting" became a fast student favorite. She also writes on occasion on the CSUN Sundial blog, highlighting local hip hangouts, musical artists, and fashion. After, she wrote a couple short articles in LA Weekly, Rolling Stone, and Nylon Magazine about the quests of a young, pre-collegiate aspiring magazine journalist student.

Stephanie became fast friends with musicians, artists, and photographers especially after interviewing a vast amount of them in Los Angeles, Eagle Rock, Burbank, Glendale, Studio City area in Los Angeles County, Los Angeles. It was among these young talented souls where she met Trevor McCarkis at a local cafe in Studio City, California. Stephanie quickly became McCarkis' muse in his independent films and photography. Such films based and or starred by Hernandez include, "Her Lips," "Channeling," and "Young Tits."

Recently, Stephanie has added a new talent and project to her resume, guitarist and vocalist with her duo "indie," "folk," naturalismo group, Chapsticks on Screen, with her older sister Cecilia Michelle Hernandez Portillo. Along with her sibling, Hernandez Portillo writes songs for this group. No actual records or demos can be found, but usually performs in the strangest of places.

'Friendships'

Stephanie's best friend is Joyce Yvonne Gomez. The two met in their first grade class at Mayall Street Elementary School. The friendship was then built when Stephanie and Cecilia would be looked after Joyce's mom. Stephanie and Joyce have spent the best and most adventurous years together, their relationship continues after 12 years. However, the friendship wasn't as great in the beginning, Stephanie has been quoted "...she called me retarded and a dumbo, and she threw a chanqleta at my sister and I cause my sister and I commented that she had chola hair after washing her hair, yah, this was on our first day at our house. I don't know how we got past that." Stephanie and Joyce can be seen together frequently around their old elementary school and the local CVS Drugstore and Mann 9 Theatres.

Stephanie has also commented on her amazing relationship with her older sister, Cecilia, or as called by her middle name, Michelle. "We've gone through the same stuff, we have shared rooms for the past 18 years of my life. She's amazing and she's beautiful. Don't quote me, but she's beautiful and smart. I look up to her." Times of which Stephanie and or Cecilia have been photographed, they have been together.

Hernandez Portillo is also extremely close with her mother and father, Ana and Tony. Her mother is like another best friend and she shared with various sources that her and her father just clique, neither gets offended with their crude jokes. They both have supported her on all endeavors.

'Amorous'

Stephanie has been linked to various boys and men. Some of these include, Devendra Banhart, Fabrizio Moretti, Joe Jonas, and currently Andy Sebastian Torranzo. Hernandez Portillo never comments on her amorous relationships.

'Personal Life'

Speaks fluent English and Spanish. Uses Spanish 'voseo.'

Stephanie currently stills lives with her parents, as she's only 18 years old, in Granada Hills, California. But soon hopes to move into her own shared apartment with her older sister to a quieter smaller city (ie. Eagle Rock, Glendale, Burbank, Studio City).

She likes to spend her time by going to small stores, local museums and beaches. Most of which she documents with her camera, most commonly uses a Sony HD point-and-shoot.

Wants to eventually have a high-profile career in Magazine Journalism, specializing in Music or Fashion Publications.

She doesn't have an official paying job, but soon hopes one to get.

Described as naturally funny by her closest friends.

Wants to buy a dog.

Makes jewelry, mostly with feathers, in her spare time.

Anticipated to graduate high school in late June 2009.

Biographer/Sister, Cecilia Michelle Hernandez Portillo.