Directing
Paco Plaza
Born Aug 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 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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Directed
The Same
Music · Horror
Fate
2025
Comedy · Drama
V/H/S/Halloween
2025
Horror · Thriller
Mugaritz: No Bread, No Dessert.
2024
Documentary
Sister Death
2023
Drama · Horror
The Grandmother
2022
Drama · Horror
Stories to Stay Awake
2021
Drama · Mystery · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Eye for an Eye
2019
Drama · Thriller · Crime
Veronica
2017
Horror
Ultraviolet
2014
Science Fiction
![[REC]³ Genesis](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tI1534q0Up7PBcLdXdFerLmIXn3.jpg)
[REC]³ Genesis
2012
Horror
Bunbury 3D
2010
Documentary · Music
![[REC]²](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/n9okN1DnWQWI2fuByXTrv9DCL7u.jpg)
[REC]²
2009
Thriller · Horror
![[REC]](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hgyJR4sgMsee6xMFM3xYiG6cDCh.jpg)
[REC]
2007
Horror · Mystery
Small Gauge Trauma
2006
Horror
A Christmas Tale
2005
Drama · Thriller · TV Movie
Romasanta: The Werewolf Hunt
2004
Action · Horror
Second Name
2002
Thriller · Mystery · Horror
OT: The Movie
2002
Documentary · Music
Abuelitos
1999
Drama · Thriller
Written
![[REC]⁴ Apocalypse](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vbflx4rDj3YrRAAk4HSWsEgZVlK.jpg)
[REC]⁴ Apocalypse
2014
Thriller · Horror
Quarantine
2008
Horror · Science Fiction · Thriller
Acting
Jokes & Cigarettes
2023
Drama
![[REC]: Horror Without Pause](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jme3yUGa0pVvYXOBTQxldfvny0n.jpg)
[REC]: Horror Without Pause
2022
Documentary
Berlanga!!
2021
Documentary · History
La suite nupcial
2020
Comedy · Romance
Beyond Blood
2019
Documentary · Horror
