- Born
- Place
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.
As director
V/H/S/Halloween
Mugaritz: No Bread, No Dessert.
Sister Death
The Grandmother
Campofrío: Disfrute en vida
Eye for an Eye
Veronica
Ultraviolet
![[REC]³ Genesis](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/tI1534q0Up7PBcLdXdFerLmIXn3.jpg)
[REC]³ Genesis
Bunbury 3D
Luna di miele, luna di sangue VII
![[REC]²](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/4JG5WKfIGD6r7hdbqJVr2WKIxEe.jpg)
[REC]²
![[REC]](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/hgyJR4sgMsee6xMFM3xYiG6cDCh.jpg)
[REC]
Small Gauge Trauma
A Christmas Tale
Romasanta: The Werewolf Hunt
OT: The Movie
Second Name
Abuelitos
The Same
![[REC]: Horror Without Pause](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/jme3yUGa0pVvYXOBTQxldfvny0n.jpg)
