Paco Plaza
Directing
1973-08-02 · 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 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
Fate
2025 · Series
V/H/S/Halloween
2025 · Movie
Mugaritz: No Bread, No Dessert.
2024 · Movie
Jokes & Cigarettes
2023 · Movie
Sister Death
2023 · Movie
![[REC]: Horror Without Pause](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jme3yUGa0pVvYXOBTQxldfvny0n.jpg)
[REC]: Horror Without Pause
2022 · Movie
The Grandmother
2022 · Movie
Stories to Stay Awake
2021 · Series
Berlanga!!
2021 · Movie
Drag Race España
2021 · Series
The Vault
2021 · Movie
La suite nupcial
2020 · Movie
Eye for an Eye
2019 · Movie
Beyond Blood
2019 · Movie
Marcians
2017 · Series
Cult of Terror
2017 · Movie
Veronica
2017 · Movie
Heirs of the Beast
2016 · Movie
Requirements to Be a Normal Person
2015 · Movie
![[REC]⁴ Apocalypse](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vbflx4rDj3YrRAAk4HSWsEgZVlK.jpg)
[REC]⁴ Apocalypse
2014 · Movie
Queridos monstruos
2014 · Movie
Ultraviolet
2014 · Movie
Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror
2014 · Movie
Habitantes
2013 · Movie
![[REC]³ Genesis](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tI1534q0Up7PBcLdXdFerLmIXn3.jpg)
[REC]³ Genesis
2012 · Movie
A or B
2010 · Movie
Luna di miele, luna di sangue VII
2010 · Movie
Bunbury 3D
2010 · Movie
Cinémas d'Horreur - Apocalypse, Virus, Zombies
2010 · Movie
Spanish Movie
2009 · Movie
![[REC]²](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fJuIhJ5s8WGNZN3wuk9d84nMjXk.jpg)
[REC]²
2009 · Movie
Quarantine
2008 · Movie
![[REC]](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hgyJR4sgMsee6xMFM3xYiG6cDCh.jpg)
[REC]
2007 · Movie
Sr. Rosso
2007 · Movie
Small Gauge Trauma
2006 · Movie
A Christmas Tale
2005 · Movie
Romasanta: The Werewolf Hunt
2004 · Movie
Second Name
2002 · Movie
OT: The Movie
2002 · Movie
Abuelitos
1999 · Movie
Suburbs
1996 · Movie
The Same
Movie