Directing · geboren 1973-08-02 · Valencia, Spain

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.

Bekannt aus

• [REC] (2007) – Director
• [REC]² (2009) – Zombie (uncredited)
• Veronica - Spiel mit dem Teufel (2017) – Director
• [REC]³ Génesis (2012) – Director
• Quarantäne (2008) – Original Film Writer
• [REC]⁴ - Apocalypse (2014) – Creative Producer
• Crime Game (2021) – Crowd Assistant Director
• La Abuela – Sie wartet auf dich (2022) – Director
• Die Todesschwester (2023) – Director
• Auge um Auge (2019) – Director
• V/H/S/Halloween (2025) – Director
• Super Drama Movie - Das kommt mir spanisch vor (2009) – Municipal
• Requisitos para ser una persona normal (2015) – Executive Producer
• Romasanta - Im Schatten des Werwolfs (2004) – Director
• Xmas Tale (2005) – Director
• Saben aquell (2023) – Chicho
• Second Name - Dein Name sei Tod (2002) – Director
• Historias para no dormir (2021) – Director
• [REC]: terror sin pausa (2022) – Self - Filmmaker
• Drag Race España (2021) – Self - Guest Judge
• La suite nupcial (2020) – Camarero
• Das Glück - Eine Reihe von Zufällen (2025) – Director
• OT: La película (2002) – Director
• Adosados (1996) – Marido
• Ultravioleta (2014) – Director
• Abuelitos (1999) – Director
• Culto al terror (2017) – Self - Filmmaker
• Herederos de la bestia (2016)
• ¡Zarpazos! Un viaje por el spanish horror (2014) – Self - Director
• Queridos monstruos (2014) – Self
• Berlanga!! (2021) – Self - Filmmaker
• Bunbury 3D (2010) – Director
• A o B (2010) – Producer
• Small Gauge Trauma (2006) – Director
• Horrorfilme - Von Apokalypse, Viren und Zombies (2010) – Self
• Beyond Blood (2019) – Self
• Marcians (2017) – Self - Interviewee
• The Same – Director
• Luna di miele, luna di sangue VII (2010) – Director
• Sr. Rosso (2007) – Producer