Carla Turco is an Argentine-American television personality, designer, and community advocate. A native of Bahía Blanca, Argentina, Turco moved in adolescence to New Orleans, Louisiana, with her family in 1985. Since 2002, Carla has been based in Tucson, Arizona. She received a B.A. in Architecture from Louisiana State University, and is the principal and creator of the graphic design firm Nontextual Matters.Media Democracy and Policy She has recently worked on projects for the United States Postal Service, designing cachet and cancellation collateral for US stamps, including one dedicated to martyred Mexican-American journalist Rubén Salazar.Postal History Foundation
In 2004, Turco co-founded ELLA Group, a non-profit organization that offers classes in self-defense and empowerment to women and girls in the Tucson community. Through ELLA Group, Carla is a self-defense instructor at The University of Arizona, Girl Scouts of the USA, and a multitude of community groups in Arizona.The ELLA Group, Tucson AZ Tucson Citizen articleTucson Citizen article 4.12.2008Arizona Daily Wildcat - Fighting Back Against Rape
In 2008, Carla co-starred in the FOX television show When Women Rule the World, pitting chauvinistic male contestants against a matriarchal tropical island of ruling female elite. The show aired in Finland during the summer of 2009. Turco currently performs onstage for the Bilingual and Spanish versions of The Vagina Monologues.University of Arizona Lo Que Pasa
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