Known For
Directing
Born
Nov 02, 1968
Place of Birth
Lleida, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain
Credits
38 titles
Jaume Balagueró
Biography
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 community.
Known For
![[REC]](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hgyJR4sgMsee6xMFM3xYiG6cDCh.jpg)
![[REC]³ Genesis](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tI1534q0Up7PBcLdXdFerLmIXn3.jpg)
![[REC]²](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/n9okN1DnWQWI2fuByXTrv9DCL7u.jpg)
![[REC]⁴ Apocalypse](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vbflx4rDj3YrRAAk4HSWsEgZVlK.jpg)
Filmography
San Diego Comic-Con Málaga: Los héroes nos visitan
Self
Los sin nombre
Story
Experiment Aüc
Self - Guest
Kimeres
Narrator
Replicants
Self - Panelist
Venus
Screenplay
[REC]: Horror Without Pause
Self - Filmmaker
Stories to Stay Awake
Director
The Vault
Director
Unboxing Ibai
Writer
La gran il·lusió, relat intermitent del cinema català
Self
The Pact
Thanks
Marcians
Self - Interviewee
Muse
Director
Heirs of the Beast
Summer Camp
Executive Producer
Inside
Executive Producer
[REC]⁴ Apocalypse
Director
24 cines por segundo
[REC]³ Genesis
Creative Producer
Sleep Tight
Director
Miedo
Director
Cinémas d'Horreur - Apocalypse, Virus, Zombies
Self
Spanish Movie
Bombero
[REC]²
Zombie (uncredited)
Quarantine
Writer
[REC]
Director
Sr. Rosso
Director
To Let
Director
The Nun
Story
Fragile
Director
Darkness
Director
OT: The Movie
Director
The Nameless
Director
Days Without Light
Director
Alicia
Director
Broken Waters
Executive Producer
There's Someone in the Garden
Director