Paco Plaza
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.
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Films (38)
V/H/S/Halloween
2025 · Director, Writer
Mugaritz: No Bread, No Dessert.
2024 · Director
Jokes & Cigarettes
2023 · Chicho
Les Ordres du mal
2023 · Director, Executive Producer, Screenplay
![[REC]: Horror Without Pause](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jme3yUGa0pVvYXOBTQxldfvny0n.jpg)
[REC]: Horror Without Pause
2022 · Self - Filmmaker
Abuela
2022 · Director
Berlanga!!
2021 · Self - Filmmaker
Braquage final
2021 · Crowd Assistant Director
La suite nupcial
2020 · Camarero
Eye for an eye
2019 · Director
Beyond Blood
2019 · Self
Cult of Terror
2017 · Self - Filmmaker
Verónica
2017 · Director, Writer, Associate Producer
Heirs of the Beast
2016
Requirements to Be a Normal Person
2015 · Executive Producer
![[REC]⁴ : Apocalypse](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vbflx4rDj3YrRAAk4HSWsEgZVlK.jpg)
[REC]⁴ : Apocalypse
2014 · Creative Producer
Queridos monstruos
2014 · Self
Ultraviolet
2014 · Director, Screenplay
Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror
2014 · Self - Director
Habitantes
2013 · Producer
![[REC]³ : Génesis](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tI1534q0Up7PBcLdXdFerLmIXn3.jpg)
[REC]³ : Génesis
2012 · Director, Screenplay, Story
A or B
2010 · Producer
Luna di miele, luna di sangue VII
2010 · Director, Writer
Bunbury 3D
2010 · Director
Cinémas d'Horreur - Apocalypse, Virus, Zombies
2010 · Self
Spanish Movie
2009 · Municipal
![[REC]²](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/n9okN1DnWQWI2fuByXTrv9DCL7u.jpg)
[REC]²
2009 · Zombie (uncredited), Screenplay, Director
En quarantaine
2008 · Original Film Writer
![[REC]](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hgyJR4sgMsee6xMFM3xYiG6cDCh.jpg)
[REC]
2007 · Screenplay, Director
Sr. Rosso
2007 · Producer
Small Gauge Trauma
2006 · Director
A Christmas Tale
2005 · Director
L'Enfer des loups
2004 · Director
Les enfants d'Abraham
2002 · Director, Writer
OT: The Movie
2002 · Director
Abuelitos
1999 · Director
Suburbs
1996 · Marido
The Same
· Director, Writer
