Florencio Amarilla Lacasa (3 January 1935 – 25 August 2012) was a

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, coach and later actor. He played as a striker. Amarilla was born in Bogado, Paraguay. He started his career in with

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in Paraguay before being transferred to Europe to play for teams like

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and Real Oviedo of Spain. He was also part of the

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that qualified to the 1958 FIFA World Cup. In the qualifiers, Amarilla was Paraguay's top scorer with 3 goals and he was also the top scorer for Paraguay in the World Cup with 2 goals.

Later career

Amarilla stayed in the Province of Almería in Spain after his career and began appearing in films shot in the region, most often as an unlisted extra but sometimes credited with a minor role. His on-screen appearances include '' 100 Rifles,

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, El Condor,

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'' and ''

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''. He died, aged 77, in Vélez Rubio, Spain.

Partial filmography

*'' 100 Rifles'' (1969) - (uncredited) *''

'' (1970) - Soldier (uncredited)

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* * 1935 births 2012 deaths People from Itapúa Department Association football forwards Paraguayan footballers Club Nacional footballers La Liga players Elche CF players Real Oviedo players Paraguay international footballers 1958 FIFA World Cup players Paraguayan emigrants to Spain Paraguayan football managers Paraguayan male film actors 20th-century Paraguayan male actors {{Paraguay-footy-bio-stub