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Paco Plaza

Directing · Born August 2, 1973 · Valencia, Spain

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.

Movies with Paco Plaza

• [REC]² (2009) — Zombie (uncredited)
• Spanish Movie (2009) — Municipal
• [REC]: Horror Without Pause (2022) — Self - Filmmaker
• Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror (2014) — Self - Director
• Suburbs (1996) — Marido
• Cult of Terror (2017) — Self - Filmmaker
• Jokes & Cigarettes (2023) — Chicho
• Cinémas d'Horreur - Apocalypse, Virus, Zombies (2010) — Self
• La suite nupcial (2020) — Camarero
• Heirs of the Beast (2016)
• Berlanga!! (2021) — Self - Filmmaker
• Beyond Blood (2019) — Self