On the rare occurrence that two siblings find themselves making it to the level of professional in skateboarding, one sibling tends to outshine the other. In the case of sister and brother Fabiana and Pedro Delfino, this mold has been broken. They are both best in class skaters with pro boards on Santa Cruz and Deathwish respectively, and are both are seemingly everywhere: closing out videos, having pro wheels and shoe color ways, appearing on magazine covers, and generally garnering the accolades that come along with being the best of the best.

Fabiana and Pedro also both went pro together, which we’re pretty sure is an NBD. We gave them a call to get a better understanding of how they get along, the similarities and differences between the two, and if we will ever get a joint Delfino video part for one of the numerous shared sponsors.

Village Psychic: Let’s get a simple start to this one: can you both tell me your names, ages and where you're from?

Fabiana Delfino: Fabiana Delfino. I'm from Boca Raton. I'm 25 years old. I go by Fabi or Fabby. Whatever works.

Pedro Delfino: My name is Pedro Delfino. I'm 27. I'm from Boca Raton, Florida.

VP: Which of you started skating first?

FD: I believe ‘Dro (Pedro) did.

PD: I guess I started first, but we both were messing around in front of the house, just cruising. We’d build mountain bikes, scooters. We had all types of wheels, we were into surfing too.

FD: We would just kind of ride rollerblades and skateboards around.

Fabi and Pedro *are* different people, but they do both have very sick slappy 5050s.

VP: Fabi, did you start skating because you saw your big brother doing it?

FD: I didn't really think of it like that. Our dad had us do a lot of shit outdoors. But you know, my brother was my best friend back then and whatever your friends are doing you naturally are going to copy them.

VP: Would you say you guys are close?

PD: We have our disagreements.

FD: Oh, yeah, for sure. We bicker a lot.

PD: Once I started taking skateboarding seriously we would go out skating and Fabi would have my dad's camera. She would film all the time but I would never film her. I was the big brother and it was all about me. Those are kinds of disagreements we're talking about.

The Delfinos are not scared of taking a plunge. Nothing typical about that.

VP: Those sounds like pretty typical brother and sister arguments. Where do you guys live right now?

FD: I live in Boca Raton, Florida.

PD: I’m in LA.

VP: Fabi, did you ever live in California?

FD: Not really. I was in LA for maybe six months. No lease or anything, just floated around and decided that was enough time in California.

VP: Pedro, I know you did 3 years of college, Fabi did you do any schooling?

FD: Yeah, I did three years of school to at Palm Beach State College. Growing up, it was assumed we would go to college. Education was first in our family. When my brother decided to leave school, I was just finishing high school and I was in shock. Just knowing that the pressure was on me to go to college. If Pedro didn’t leave school and disappoint my parents first, I don't think I would have had the confidence to believe in myself and not pursue school. When I left school it was around the time I was getting on Santa Cruz, so it was a different of a landscape and my parents could see that.

PD: They weren't really that supportive when I told them I wasn’t going to finish. They both went to universities and did really well. I guess they wanted me to follow suit. I was doing pretty well in school, so it came as a shock to them when I was over it. When I started seeing some success in my decision they started to come around though.

We are not related to the Delfinos, but we too would love to do sugarcanes and inverts like them.

VP: The first time a lot of folks, including us, heard of Pedro was on the cover of Thrasher, haha. What trick does your sibling have you wish you could do?

PD: Fabi can grind a backside sugarcane. I can't figure that one out.

FD: Definitely the frontside invert. That's the coolest looking trick in my opinion, and Dro does it really well.

VP: Pedro, I heard you were kind of bummed on your heads smack clips being included in your parts.

PD: Yeah, definitely. Nobody wants their failures highlighted like that. I feel like skating moved on from wanting to see a slam, so I was confused on why it was so important to include. I was bummed. It was one of the only things people would talk to me about. It puts a different image in people’s heads of who I am. But whatever, now I just say “Fuck it, let me scare some people.”

“Fuck it, let me scare some people.” Pedro and a nail-biter switch flip.

FD: I don't usually get freaked out seeing people break their bones and get hurt, but a head smack is a different story. I can't say I want to watch that more than once. No one wants to see their brother or sister get tossed violently like that. I hide that stuff from my parents.

PD: Oh, yeah, I never sent them the link to that part.

FD: Neither did I (laughs). I think they found it like a month later. I personally watched it only once because it's a little too gnarly for me.

VP: Do you feel like there are similarities in your approach to skating?

FD: Yes and no. We’re our own people. I can see some similarities though. I feel like we don’t necessarily know how to bail. We just kind of go for it and hope our feet are in the right position.

PD: Yeah. And we have a similar flow. We grew up skating Tim Huxold Skatepark in Boca Raton, which has a big bowl, and that had a big influence on the way we skate. Another similarity, we can't have random pedestrians watching us try a trick. That will flip us out. We hate that. But our influences are different and that difference shows up big time in our skating. I also only have two tricks, Fabi can do way more (laughs).

VP: We’re pretty sure that a brother and sister going pro together was NBD, was it special to share that experience?

PD: Yeah, it sounds tight on paper for sure. I'll be honest, I'm not quite sure if that's how I imagined going pro. It was cool, don’t get me wrong. It just is like, I have my own life, I am my own person, and I have my own goals and agenda. Looking back at it now I am really hyped that it happened between us, it made us closer. But it was at the Bust or Bail contest with the whole skateboarding industry right there, in our faces, it just felt like a lot going on.

FD: Yeah. Seeing our parents at the top of those stairs, my brother going pro, I was so happy. I always dreamt that for him, even before I dreamt of it for myself. But like Pedro said, it is great on paper. They told me I was told I was flying to LA from Florida to do something at the event. So because I wasn’t in Florida I didn't have a lot of the people who helped me get to that place with me.

It is hard to describe, but I honestly just wish I could have seen my brother go pro and celebrate his day rather than a joint pro party. Don’t get me wrong, Death Wish and Santa Cruz did it right, they really did do such a good job for us and we greatly appreciate it. But you know, a lot of people that helped me along the way weren't there, or even knew it was happening for that matter. I live in Florida, all my friends are in Florida, and it was this top secret thing in L.A. I wish I could have just spent the day celebrating ‘Dro, I guess.

At a certain point it becomes obvious a skater must go pro. Fabi and Pedro have both been at that point for a long time.

VP: We want to see how well you guys know each other so we’re going to toss some quick questions to you. Pedro, can you tell me Fabi’s favorite skater?

PD: Elissa Steamer, is that right?

FD: Ding ding ding. Your’s is Cardiel.

PD: Yep.

VP: What is Fabi’s board size?

PD: 8.25” with a 14“ wheelbase.

FD: Yep that’s it. ‘Dro skates 8.5” with a 14.25” wheelbase. I can't believe I can answer that.

VP: Damn, I was just asking width. Impressive. Do you know each others birthdays?

PD: February 11th 1996. ‘97! 1997. ‘96 or ‘97?

FD: ‘97. Pedro’s is April 5th, 1995.

VP: What about favorite foods?

PD: Oh, tomatoes are her favorite food. Fabi eats them straight out of the fridge like an apple.

FD: I love them, but my favorite food is empanadas. Pedro’s is ceviche.

PD: Yeah. It is. I made it a few weeks ago. It is super easy.

Fabi and Pedro doing tricks their sibling cannot do.

VP: Fabi, what's one trick Pedro can't do?

FD: A fucking nose manual. All manuals (laughs).

PD: That is true, I can’t nose manual too well. Fabi cannot heelflip.

FD: Yeah, I think I’ve only done two in my life.

VP: Are you guys working on any projects currently?

PD: Yeah, I'm working on a video with Rye Beres that we're going to try to put out on Thrasher. Just a solo part. And then there's the Dime contests in a few weeks, I'll be up there.

FD: I have a Santa Cruz part coming out the end of September. Also, I’m going on a trip to New York with Vans at the end of this week, hopefully I’ll film a little more for the part there.

Fabi and Pedro do 5-0s using banks in their own ways. Their skating would compliment each others’ nicely in a shared part.

VP: Would you guys ever do a shared part?

FD: Hmm. I would.

PD: Yeah me too. I’m down.

FD: I wouldn’t have been down for a long time, but I feel like I am ready now. Coming up you just want to be your own own entity, but I think we’re at a place where we are ready to do something like that.

VP: People would be so psyched on that. Hey, which of you will be SOTY first?

FD ‘Dro.

PD: Fabi! Fabi is going be the first woman SOTY.

VP Okay last question, who’s the best skater from Florida?

FD: For me right now it is Shiloh Catori. She is so sick. I also have to say Tyler Kaufman, because I stole all of his tricks. Don’t tell him (laughs).

PD: I am just going all Baker. Reynolds and Elissa.

FD: I guess I’ll put Pedro on that list.

PD : (Laughs) thanks Fabi!

The Gnarliest Siblings: Fabiana and Pedro Delfino