Florencio Amarilla

Florencio Amarilla Lacasa (3 January 1935 – 25 August 2012) was a Paraguayan footballer, coach and later actor.^[1] He played as a striker.

Florencio Amarilla

Personal information
Full name	Florencio Amarilla Lacasa
Date of birth	(1935-01-03)3 January 1935
Place of birth	Bogado, Paraguay
Date of death	25 August 2012(2012-08-25) (aged 77)
Place of death	Vélez-Rubio, Spain
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1953–1958	Nacional
1958–1961	Real Oviedo	33	(4)
1961–1962	Elche CF	2	(1)
International career
	Paraguay
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Amarilla was born in Bogado, Paraguay. He started his career in with Club Nacional in Paraguay before being transferred to Europe to play for teams like Elche CF and Real Oviedo of Spain.^[2]

He was also part of the Paraguay national football team 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.^[3]

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.^[1][4] His on-screen appearances include 100 Rifles, Patton, El Condor, Catlow and Conan the Barbarian.^[1]

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

Partial filmography

• 100 Rifles (1969) - (uncredited)
• Patton (1970) - Soldier (uncredited)

References

1. García, Juan Gabriel (29 August 2012). (in Spanish). La Voz de Almería. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
2. Nacional Website
4. García, Juan Gabriel. "Amarilla: el futbolista que quiso ser actor (short film, introducing the corresponding book)". Retrieved 30 August 2012.

External links

• Florencio Amarilla at BDFutbol
• Florencio Amarilla at IMDb