- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- August 2, 1973
- Place of Birth
- Valencia, Spain
Paco Plaza
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.
Filmography
tvFate
2025 · Director, Executive Producer, Creator
movieV/H/S/Halloween
2025 · Director, Writer
movieMugaritz: No Bread, No Dessert.
2024 · Director
movieJokes & Cigarettes
2023 · Chicho
movieSister Death
2023 · Director, Screenplay, Executive Producer
![[REC]: Horror Without Pause](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/jme3yUGa0pVvYXOBTQxldfvny0n.jpg)
movie[REC]: Horror Without Pause
2022 · Self - Filmmaker
movieThe Grandmother
2022 · Director
tvStories to Stay Awake
2021 · Director, Writer
movieBerlanga!!
2021 · Self - Filmmaker
tvDrag Race España
2021 · Self - Guest Judge
movieThe Vault
2021 · Crowd Assistant Director
movieCampofrío: Disfrute en vida
2020 · Director
movieLa suite nupcial
2020 · Camarero
movieEye for an Eye
2019 · Director
movieBeyond Blood
2019 · Self
tvMarcians
2017 · Self - Interviewee
movieCult of Terror
2017 · Self - Filmmaker
movieVeronica
2017 · Director, Writer, Associate Producer
movieHeirs of the Beast
2016
movieRequirements to Be a Normal Person
2015 · Executive Producer
![[REC]⁴ Apocalypse](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/vbflx4rDj3YrRAAk4HSWsEgZVlK.jpg)
movie[REC]⁴ Apocalypse
2014 · Creative Producer
movieQueridos monstruos
2014 · Self
movieUltraviolet
2014 · Director, Screenplay
movieClawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror
2014 · Self - Director
movieHabitantes
2013 · Producer
![[REC]³ Genesis](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/tI1534q0Up7PBcLdXdFerLmIXn3.jpg)
movie[REC]³ Genesis
2012 · Director, Screenplay, Story
A or B
2010 · Producer
Luna di miele, luna di sangue VII
2010 · Director, Writer
movieBunbury 3D
2010 · Director
movieCinémas d'Horreur - Apocalypse, Virus, Zombies
2010 · Self
movieSpanish Movie
2009 · Municipal
![[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 · Producer
movieSmall Gauge Trauma
2006 · Director
movieA Christmas Tale
2005 · Director
movieRomasanta: The Werewolf Hunt
2004 · Director
movieSecond Name
2002 · Director, Writer
movieOT: The Movie
2002 · Director
movieAbuelitos
1999 · Director
movieSuburbs
1996 · Marido
movieThe Same
— · Director, Writer