Person
Paco Plaza
Directing · Born 1973-08-02 · Valencia, Spain
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.
Known for
Marcians
Self - Interviewee
Drag Race España
Self - Guest Judge
![[REC] poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hgyJR4sgMsee6xMFM3xYiG6cDCh.jpg)
[REC]
Screenplay
![[REC]² poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4JG5WKfIGD6r7hdbqJVr2WKIxEe.jpg)
[REC]²
Zombie (uncredited)
V/H/S/Halloween
Director
Veronica
Director
The Vault
Crowd Assistant Director
![[REC]³ Genesis poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tI1534q0Up7PBcLdXdFerLmIXn3.jpg)
[REC]³ Genesis
Screenplay
Stories to Stay Awake
Director
Quarantine
Writer
Filmography
- 2025FateDirector
- 2025V/H/S/HalloweenDirector
- 2024Mugaritz: No Bread, No Dessert.Director
- 2023Jokes & CigarettesChicho
- 2023Sister DeathDirector
- 2022[REC]: Horror Without PauseSelf - Filmmaker
- 2022The GrandmotherDirector
- 2021Stories to Stay AwakeDirector
- 2021Berlanga!!Self - Filmmaker
- 2021Drag Race EspañaSelf - Guest Judge
- 2021The VaultCrowd Assistant Director
- 2020Campofrío: Disfrute en vidaDirector
- 2020La suite nupcialCamarero
- 2019Eye for an EyeDirector
- 2019Beyond BloodSelf
- 2017MarciansSelf - Interviewee
- 2017Cult of TerrorSelf - Filmmaker
- 2017VeronicaDirector
- 2016Heirs of the Beast
- 2015Requirements to Be a Normal PersonExecutive Producer
- 2014[REC]⁴ ApocalypseCreative Producer
- 2014Queridos monstruosSelf
- 2014UltravioletDirector
- 2014Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish HorrorSelf - Director
- 2013HabitantesProducer
- 2012[REC]³ GenesisScreenplay
- 2010A or BProducer
- 2010Luna di miele, luna di sangue VIIWriter
- 2010Bunbury 3DDirector
- 2010Cinémas d'Horreur - Apocalypse, Virus, ZombiesSelf
- 2009Spanish MovieMunicipal
- 2009[REC]²Zombie (uncredited)
- 2008QuarantineWriter
- 2007[REC]Screenplay
- 2007Sr. RossoProducer
- 2006Small Gauge TraumaDirector
- 2005A Christmas TaleDirector
- 2004Romasanta: The Werewolf HuntDirector
- 2002Second NameDirector
- 2002OT: The MovieDirector
- 1999AbuelitosDirector
- 1996SuburbsMarido
- —The SameWriter
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