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Paco Plaza

Paco Plaza

Director · Born 1973-08-02 · Valencia, Spain

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Biography

Paco Plaza is a critically acclaimed Spanish film director, screenwriter, and producer best known for co-creating the influential [REC] franchise, which debuted in 2007 and helped redefine found-footage horror with its intense, immersive style and claustrophobic suspense. Plaza directed and co-wrote the original [REC] alongside Jaume Balagueró and continued to shape the series through [REC] 2 and the solo installment [REC] 3: Genesis, earning international recognition and numerous awards. Plaza is respected not only for his genre-breaking horror films but also for his versatility across other projects like Verónica (2017) and recent anthology work on V/H/S/Halloween (2025). His impact on contemporary horror cinema, especially through [REC]’s visceral realism, has cemented his reputation as one of Spain’s most influential genre filmmakers.

Directed

  1. [REC] (2007) — Director
  2. [REC]² (2009) — Director
  3. Veronica (2017) — Director
  4. [REC]³ Genesis (2012) — Director
  5. The Grandmother (2022) — Director
  6. Sister Death (2023) — Director
  7. Eye for an Eye (2019) — Director
  8. V/H/S/Halloween (2025) — Director
  9. Romasanta: The Werewolf Hunt (2004) — Director
  10. A Christmas Tale (2005) — Director
  11. Second Name (2002) — Director
  12. Stories to Stay Awake (2021) — Director
  13. Fate (2025) — Director
  14. OT: The Movie (2002) — Director
  15. Ultraviolet (2014) — Director
  16. Abuelitos (1999) — Director
  17. Bunbury 3D (2010) — Director
  18. Small Gauge Trauma (2006) — Director
  19. The Same — Director
  20. Luna di miele, luna di sangue VII (2010) — Director
  21. Mugaritz: No Bread, No Dessert. (2024) — Director
  22. Campofrío: Disfrute en vida (2020) — Director

Also appeared in

  1. [REC]² (2009) — Zombie (uncredited)
  2. Spanish Movie (2009) — Municipal
  3. Jokes & Cigarettes (2023) — Chicho
  4. Drag Race España (2021) — Self - Guest Judge
  5. [REC]: Horror Without Pause (2022) — Self - Filmmaker
  6. La suite nupcial (2020) — Camarero
  7. Suburbs (1996) — Marido
  8. Cult of Terror (2017) — Self - Filmmaker
  9. Heirs of the Beast (2016)
  10. Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror (2014) — Self - Director
  11. Queridos monstruos (2014) — Self
  12. Berlanga!! (2021) — Self - Filmmaker
  13. Cinémas d'Horreur - Apocalypse, Virus, Zombies (2010) — Self
  14. Beyond Blood (2019) — Self
  15. Marcians (2017) — Self - Interviewee