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.
Cult of Terror
(Self - Filmmaker)
Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror
(Self - Director)
[REC]: Horror Without Pause
(Self - Filmmaker)
Heirs of the Beast
Berlanga!!
(Self - Filmmaker)
Jokes & Cigarettes
(Chicho)
Cinémas d'Horreur - Apocalypse, Virus, Zombies
(Himself)
Beyond Blood
(Self)
[REC]²
(Zombie (uncredited))
Queridos monstruos
(Self)
Spanish Movie
(Municipal)
La suite nupcial
(Camarero)
Suburbs
(Marido)
Drag Race España
(Self - Guest Judge)
Marcians
(Self - Interviewee)
[REC]²
(Director)
[REC]²
(Screenplay)
[REC]
(Screenplay)
[REC]
(Director)
Romasanta: The Werewolf Hunt
(Director)
Sister Death
(Director)
[REC]³ Genesis
(Screenplay)
[REC]³ Genesis
(Director)
A Christmas Tale
(Director)
OT: The Movie
(Director)
Second Name
(Director)
Ultraviolet
(Director)
The Vault
(Crowd Assistant Director)
The Same
(Writer)
The Same
(Director)
Sister Death
(Screenplay)
Sister Death
(Executive Producer)
Ultraviolet
(Screenplay)
Veronica
(Director)
Bunbury 3D
(Director)
Luna di miele, luna di sangue VII
(Writer)
Luna di miele, luna di sangue VII
(Director)
Sr. Rosso
(Producer)
Mugaritz: No Bread, No Dessert.
(Director)
Abuelitos
(Director)
Veronica
(Writer)
A or B
(Producer)
[REC]⁴ Apocalypse
(Creative Producer)
Requirements to Be a Normal Person
(Executive Producer)
Veronica
(Associate Producer)
Campofrío: Disfrute en vida
(Director)
Eye for an Eye
(Director)
Quarantine
(Writer)
The Grandmother
(Director)
Second Name
(Writer)
Habitantes
(Producer)
Small Gauge Trauma
(Director)
V/H/S/Halloween
(Director)
V/H/S/Halloween
(Writer)
[REC]³ Genesis
(Story)
Stories to Stay Awake
(Director)
Stories to Stay Awake
(Writer)
Fate
(Director)
Fate
(Executive Producer)
Fate
(Creator)