- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- November 2, 1968
- Place of Birth
- Lleida, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain
Jaume Balagueró
Jaume Balagueró is a Spanish film director and screenwriter celebrated as a defining voice in modern horror cinema. He co-created the groundbreaking horror series [REC] with Paco Plaza, co-directing the original and its immediate sequel and helping establish one of the genre’s most influential found-footage franchises. Balagueró’s creative influence extends throughout the [REC] saga: he co-wrote the screenplay for [REC] 4: Apocalypse with Manu Díez and directed the film, delivering the franchise’s climactic chapter of viral terror and survival. Outside the [REC] universe, Balagueró’s diverse filmography includes The Nameless, Darkness, Sleep Tight, and Muse, showcasing his command of atmospheric tension and psychological dread. Known for blending visceral horror with narrative depth, he remains a seminal figure in Spanish genre filmmaking and a cornerstone of the international horror co…
Filmography
tvLos sin nombre
2025 · Story
tvExperiment Aüc
2025 · Self - Guest
tvKimeres
2024 · Narrator
tvReplicants
2024 · Self - Panelist
movieVenus
2022 · Screenplay, Director
![[REC]: Horror Without Pause](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/jme3yUGa0pVvYXOBTQxldfvny0n.jpg)
movie[REC]: Horror Without Pause
2022 · Self - Filmmaker
tvStories to Stay Awake
2021 · Director
movieThe Vault
2021 · Director
movieUnboxing Ibai
2020 · Writer, Director
tvLa gran il·lusió, relat intermitent del cinema català
2019 · Self
movieThe Pact
2018 · Thanks
tvMarcians
2017 · Self - Interviewee
movieMuse
2017 · Screenplay, Director
movieHeirs of the Beast
2016
movieSummer Camp
2016 · Executive Producer
movieInside
2016 · Executive Producer, Screenplay
movieInquilinos
2014 · Director, Writer
![[REC]⁴ Apocalypse](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/vbflx4rDj3YrRAAk4HSWsEgZVlK.jpg)
movie[REC]⁴ Apocalypse
2014 · Director, Screenplay
movie24 cines por segundo
2013
![[REC]³ Genesis](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/tI1534q0Up7PBcLdXdFerLmIXn3.jpg)
movie[REC]³ Genesis
2012 · Creative Producer
movieSleep Tight
2011 · Director
movieMiedo
2010 · Director, Writer
movieCinémas d'Horreur - Apocalypse, Virus, Zombies
2010 · Self
movieSpanish Movie
2009 · Bombero
![[REC]²](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/4JG5WKfIGD6r7hdbqJVr2WKIxEe.jpg)
movie[REC]²
2009 · Zombie (uncredited), Director, Screenplay
movieQuarantine
2008 · Writer
![[REC]](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/hgyJR4sgMsee6xMFM3xYiG6cDCh.jpg)
movie[REC]
2007 · Director, Screenplay
Sr. Rosso
2007 · Writer, Producer, Director
movieTo Let
2006 · Director, Screenplay
movieThe Nun
2005 · Story
movieFragile
2005 · Screenplay, Director
movieDarkness
2002 · Director, Screenplay
movieOT: The Movie
2002 · Director
movieThe Nameless
1999 · Director, Screenplay, Associate Producer
movieDays Without Light
1995 · Director, Writer, Editor
Alicia
1994 · Director, Writer
There's Someone in the Garden
— · Director
Broken Waters
— · Executive Producer