Football in Paraguay Football in Paraguay Football is by far the most popular sport in Paraguay to the point that it is part of the nation's culture. Football arrived to Paraguay in the late 1800s. There are differing versions as to how this happened. The most commonly held account is that of William Paats. This account has much primary source documentation (newspaper articles) As this version goes, football was first introduced in Paraguay by Dutchman William Paats, who moved from the Netherlands to Asunción (the capital of Paraguay) in 1888. During a trip to Buenos Aires Paats bought a football and brought it
Cinema of Paraguay the bill of Audiovisual Promotion, with which the National Film Institute of Paraguay could be created. This list covers non-Paraguayan films (many Argentine or Brazilian) that were filmed, or partly filmed, there. This list covers non-Paraguayan films that deal with Paraguayan issues/topics, but are not filmed there. It also covers films in which Paraguay is made reference to. Cinema of Paraguay The cinema of Paraguay has historically been small. However, this has begun to change in recent years with films like "El Toque del Oboe" (1998); "María Escobar" (2002); "O Amigo Dunor" (2005), which competed for Best Movie in the