Known For
Directing
Born
Aug 02, 1973
Place of Birth
Valencia, Spain
Credits
42 titles
Paco Plaza
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
![[REC]](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hgyJR4sgMsee6xMFM3xYiG6cDCh.jpg)
![[REC]³ Genesis](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tI1534q0Up7PBcLdXdFerLmIXn3.jpg)
Filmography
Fate
Director
V/H/S/Halloween
Director
Mugaritz: No Bread, No Dessert.
Director
Jokes & Cigarettes
Chicho
Sister Death
Director
[REC]: Horror Without Pause
Self - Filmmaker
The Grandmother
Director
Stories to Stay Awake
Director
Berlanga!!
Self - Filmmaker
Drag Race España
Self - Guest Judge
The Vault
Crowd Assistant Director
La suite nupcial
Camarero
Eye for an Eye
Director
Beyond Blood
Self
Marcians
Self - Interviewee
Cult of Terror
Self - Filmmaker
Veronica
Director
Heirs of the Beast
Requirements to Be a Normal Person
Executive Producer
[REC]⁴ Apocalypse
Creative Producer
Queridos monstruos
Self
Ultraviolet
Director
Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror
Self - Director
Habitantes
Producer
[REC]³ Genesis
Director
A or B
Producer
Luna di miele, luna di sangue VII
Director
Bunbury 3D
Director
Cinémas d'Horreur - Apocalypse, Virus, Zombies
Self
Spanish Movie
Municipal
[REC]²
Zombie (uncredited)
Quarantine
Writer
[REC]
Screenplay
Sr. Rosso
Producer
Small Gauge Trauma
Director
A Christmas Tale
Director
Romasanta: The Werewolf Hunt
Director
Second Name
Director
OT: The Movie
Director
Abuelitos
Director
Suburbs
Marido
The Same
Director