Paco Plaza
Writer, Director, Actor, Producer
August 2, 1973 (53 years)
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
Filmography
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| 2023 | Sister Death · as Screenplay |
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| 2012 | [REC] 3: Genesis · as Screenplay |
| 2009 | [Rec]² · as Screenplay |
| 2008 | Quarantine · as Original Film Writer |
| 2007 | REC · as Screenplay |
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| 2005 | A Christmas TaleOn Plex |
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| 2023 | Jokes & Cigarettes · as ChichoOn Plex |
| 2020 | The Honeymoon Suite · as Camarero |
| 2016 | |
| 2009 | Spanish Movie · as Municipal |
| 2009 | [Rec]² · as Zombie (uncredited) |
| 2001 | Tell Me How It Happened · as Policía Gris |
| 1996 | Adosados · as Marido |
| 1990 | La Forja de un Rebelde · as Cast |
| 2025 | Fate (2025) · as Executive Producer |
| 2023 | Sister Death · as Executive Producer |
| 2017 | Veronica · as Associate Producer |
| 2015 | Requirements to Be a Normal Person · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | [REC]: Horror Without Pause · as Self - Filmmaker |
| 2021 | Drag Race Spain · as Self - Guest Judge |
| 2021 | Magic for Humans Spain · as Self - Guest |
| 2021 | Cara a cara · as Self |
| 2020 | Los Felices Veinte · as Self - Guest |
| 2018 | Beyond Blood · as Self |
| 2017 | Quan arribin els marcians · as Self - Interviewee |
| 2017 | Cult of Terror · as Self - Filmmaker |
| 2015 | Historia de Nuestro Cine · as Self - Panelist |
| 2013 | Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror · as Self - Director |
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| 2011 | The Terror Group · as Self - Interviewee |
| 2010 | [Rec] 2: En un mundo de infectados · as Self |
| 2005 | Buenafuente · as Self - Guest |
| 1991 | Movie Days · as Self - Interviewee |
| 2025 | Fate (2025) · as Created By |
| 2024 | Mugaritz. Sin pan ni postre · as Screenwriter |
| 2021 | The Vault · as Crowd Assistant Director |
| 2014 | [REC] 4: Apocalypse · as Creative Producer |
| 2014 | [REC] 4: Apocalypse · as Creative Producer |
| 2012 | Llagas · as Storyline Consultant |
| 2011 | Quarantine 2: Terminal · as Motion Picture "rec" |