Paco Plaza

Known for DirectingBorn 1973-08-02 (age 52)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.Read more

Movies & web series

Berlanga!!

Drag Race España

Jokes & Cigarettes

[REC]

[REC]: Horror Without Pause

The Vault

Cult of Terror

Eye for an Eye

[REC]²

Fate

Requirements to Be a Normal Person

V/H/S/Halloween

Veronica

A Christmas Tale

Sister Death

Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror

A or B

The Grandmother

Quarantine

Heirs of the Beast

Ultraviolet

[REC]⁴ Apocalypse

Abuelitos

Second Name

Queridos monstruos

Stories to Stay Awake

[REC]³ Genesis

Bunbury 3D

Romasanta: The Werewolf Hunt

Spanish Movie

Suburbs

La suite nupcial

OT: The Movie

Small Gauge Trauma

Mugaritz: No Bread, No Dessert.

Campofrío: Disfrute en vida

Beyond Blood

Marcians

Habitantes

Cinémas d'Horreur - Apocalypse, Virus, Zombies

Luna di miele, luna di sangue VII

Sr. Rosso

The Same