Paco Plaza

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Paco Plaza

Directing 53 August 2, 1973

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…

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[REC]

[REC]

7.2 2007 Movie
[REC]²

[REC]²

6.6 2009 Movie
Veronica

Veronica

6.2 2017 Movie
[REC]³ Genesis

[REC]³ Genesis

5.3 2012 Movie
Quarantine

Quarantine

5.8 2008 Movie
[REC]⁴ Apocalypse

[REC]⁴ Apocalypse

5.6 2014 Movie
The Vault

The Vault

6.8 2021 Movie
The Grandmother

The Grandmother

5.9 2022 Movie
Sister Death

Sister Death

6.0 2023 Movie
Eye for an Eye

Eye for an Eye

6.7 2019 Movie
V/H/S/Halloween

V/H/S/Halloween

6.3 2025 Movie
Spanish Movie

Spanish Movie

5.0 2009 Movie

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2025
    Fate

    TV show Director

  2. 2025
    V/H/S/Halloween

    Movie Director

  3. 2024
    Mugaritz: No Bread, No Dessert.

    Movie Director

  4. 2023
    Jokes & Cigarettes

    Movie Chicho

  5. 2023
    Sister Death

    Movie Director

  6. 2022
    [REC]: Horror Without Pause

    Movie Self - Filmmaker

  7. 2022
    The Grandmother

    Movie Director

  8. 2021
    Stories to Stay Awake

    TV show Director

  9. 2021
    Berlanga!!

    Movie Self - Filmmaker

  10. 2021
    Drag Race España

    TV show Self - Guest Judge

  11. 2021
    The Vault

    Movie Crowd Assistant Director

  12. 2020
    La suite nupcial

    Movie Camarero

  13. 2019
    Eye for an Eye

    Movie Director

  14. 2019
    Beyond Blood

    Movie Self

  15. 2017
    Marcians

    TV show Self - Interviewee

  16. 2017
    Cult of Terror

    Movie Self - Filmmaker

More credits
  1. 2017
    Veronica

    Movie Director

  2. 2016
    Heirs of the Beast

    Movie

  3. 2015
    Requirements to Be a Normal Person

    Movie Executive Producer

  4. 2014
    [REC]⁴ Apocalypse

    Movie Creative Producer

  5. 2014
    Queridos monstruos

    Movie Self

  6. 2014
    Ultraviolet

    Movie Director

  7. 2014
    Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror

    Movie Self - Director

  8. 2013
    Habitantes

    Movie Producer

  9. 2012
    [REC]³ Genesis

    Movie Screenplay

  10. 2010
    A or B

    Movie Producer

  11. 2010
    Luna di miele, luna di sangue VII

    Movie Writer

  12. 2010
    Bunbury 3D

    Movie Director

  13. 2010
    Cinémas d'Horreur - Apocalypse, Virus, Zombies

    Movie Self

  14. 2009
    Spanish Movie

    Movie Municipal

  15. 2009
    [REC]²

    Movie Zombie (uncredited)

  16. 2008
    Quarantine

    Movie Writer

  17. 2007
    [REC]

    Movie Screenplay

  18. 2007
    Sr. Rosso

    Movie Producer

  19. 2006
    Small Gauge Trauma

    Movie Director

  20. 2005
    A Christmas Tale

    Movie Director

  21. 2004
    Romasanta: The Werewolf Hunt

    Movie Director

  22. 2002
    Second Name

    Movie Director

  23. 2002
    OT: The Movie

    Movie Director

  24. 1999
    Abuelitos

    Movie Director