Paco Plaza
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.
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Movies (38)
V/H/S/Halloween
Director (Directing)
2025
Mugaritz: No Bread, No Dessert.
Director (Directing)
2024
Jokes & Cigarettes
as Chicho
2023
Sister Death
Director (Directing)
2023
![[REC]: Horror Without Pause](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw500%2Fjme3yUGa0pVvYXOBTQxldfvny0n.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
[REC]: Horror Without Pause
as Self - Filmmaker
2022
The Grandmother
Director (Directing)
2022
Berlanga!!
as Self - Filmmaker
2021
The Vault
Crowd Assistant Director (Directing)
2021
Campofrío: Disfrute en vida
Director (Directing)
2020
La suite nupcial
as Camarero
2020
Eye for an Eye
Director (Directing)
2019
Beyond Blood
as Self
2019
Cult of Terror
as Self - Filmmaker
2017
Veronica
Director (Directing)
2017
Heirs of the Beast
2016
Requirements to Be a Normal Person
Executive Producer (Production)
2015
![[REC]⁴ Apocalypse](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw500%2FnlSSZNESHkY1iPzYnpcRvYUr7Mz.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
[REC]⁴ Apocalypse
Creative Producer (Writing)
2014
Queridos monstruos
as Self
2014
Ultraviolet
Director (Directing)
2014
Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror
as Self - Director
2014
Habitantes
Producer (Production)
2013
![[REC]³ Genesis](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw500%2FtI1534q0Up7PBcLdXdFerLmIXn3.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
[REC]³ Genesis
Director (Directing)
2012
A or B
Producer (Production)
2010
Luna di miele, luna di sangue VII
Director (Directing)
2010
Bunbury 3D
Director (Directing)
2010
Cinémas d'Horreur - Apocalypse, Virus, Zombies
as Himself
2010
Spanish Movie
as Municipal
2009
![[REC]²](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw500%2F4JG5WKfIGD6r7hdbqJVr2WKIxEe.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
[REC]²
as Zombie (uncredited)
2009
Quarantine
Writer (Writing)
2008
![[REC]](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw500%2FhgyJR4sgMsee6xMFM3xYiG6cDCh.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
[REC]
Director (Directing)
2007
Sr. Rosso
Producer (Production)
2007
Small Gauge Trauma
Director (Directing)
2006
A Christmas Tale
Director (Directing)
2005
Romasanta: The Werewolf Hunt
Director (Directing)
2004
Second Name
Director (Directing)
2002
OT: The Movie
Director (Directing)
2002
Abuelitos
Director (Directing)
1999
Suburbs
as Marido
1996
