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

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, coach and later actor. 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

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of Spain. After leaving Elche, he wandered through a number of teams in the Spanish second and third levels before retiring at

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in 1972. He played as a striker. Amarilla was also part of the Paraguay national team that qualified to the

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. In the qualifiers, Amarilla was Paraguay's top scorer with three goals and he was also one of the top scorers for Paraguay in the World Cup with two goals.

Later career

Amarilla stayed in the

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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 ''

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, El Condor,

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'' and ''

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''.

Death

Florencio Amarilla died in

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, Spain on 25 August 2012, at the age of 77.

Partial filmography

*''

'' (1969) - (uncredited) *''

'' (1970) - Soldier (uncredited)

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