Paco Plaza

Directing Aug 2, 1973 (53 years old) 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.

15 Acting Credits

29 Crew Credits

Paco Plaza

Acting

[REC]²

Spanish Movie

Jokes & Cigarettes

Drag Race España

[REC]: Horror Without Pause

La suite nupcial

Suburbs

Cult of Terror

Heirs of the Beast

Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror

Queridos monstruos

Berlanga!!

Cinémas d'Horreur - Apocalypse, Virus, Zombies

Beyond Blood

Marcians

Crew

[REC]

[REC]²

Veronica

[REC]³ Genesis

Quarantine

[REC]⁴ Apocalypse

The Vault

The Grandmother

Sister Death

Eye for an Eye

V/H/S/Halloween

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