Paco Plaza
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- August 2, 1973
- Place of birth
- Valencia, Spain
Biography
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.
Movies with Paco Plaza
- [REC]² 2009 · ★ 6.6
- Spanish Movie 2009 · ★ 5.0
- Jokes & Cigarettes 2023 · ★ 7.1
- [REC]: Horror Without Pause 2022 · ★ 7.0
- La suite nupcial 2020 · ★ 3.8
- Suburbs 1996 · ★ 4.8
- Cult of Terror 2017 · ★ 6.8
- Heirs of the Beast 2016 · ★ 5.8
- Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror 2014 · ★ 6.0
- Queridos monstruos 2014 · ★ 5.5
- Berlanga!! 2021 · ★ 8.0
- Cinémas d'Horreur - Apocalypse, Virus, Zombies 2010
- Beyond Blood 2019
Movies directed by Paco Plaza
- [REC] 2007 · ★ 7.2
- [REC]² 2009 · ★ 6.6
- Veronica 2017 · ★ 6.2
- [REC]³ Genesis 2012 · ★ 5.3
- The Grandmother 2022 · ★ 5.9
- Sister Death 2023 · ★ 6.0
- Eye for an Eye 2019 · ★ 6.7
- V/H/S/Halloween 2025 · ★ 6.2
- Romasanta: The Werewolf Hunt 2004 · ★ 5.2
- A Christmas Tale 2005 · ★ 6.3
- Second Name 2002 · ★ 5.7
- OT: The Movie 2002 · ★ 4.3
- Ultraviolet 2014 · ★ 5.7
- Abuelitos 1999 · ★ 5.7
- Bunbury 3D 2010 · ★ 5.0
- Small Gauge Trauma 2006 · ★ 1.0
- Luna di miele, luna di sangue VII 2010
- Mugaritz: No Bread, No Dessert. 2024