Paco Plaza
Directing
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.
![[REC]²](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4JG5WKfIGD6r7hdbqJVr2WKIxEe.jpg)
![[REC]](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hgyJR4sgMsee6xMFM3xYiG6cDCh.jpg)
![[REC]: Horror Without Pause](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jme3yUGa0pVvYXOBTQxldfvny0n.jpg)
[REC]: Horror Without Pause
as Self - Filmmaker
Age 49 (now 52)
Requirements to Be a Normal Person
Executive Producer
Age 41 (now 52)![[REC]⁴ Apocalypse](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vbflx4rDj3YrRAAk4HSWsEgZVlK.jpg)
Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror
as Self - Director
Age 40 (now 52)
![[REC]³ Genesis](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tI1534q0Up7PBcLdXdFerLmIXn3.jpg)
Luna di miele, luna di sangue VII
Director
Age 37 (now 52)
Cinémas d'Horreur - Apocalypse, Virus, Zombies
as Self
Age 36 (now 52)
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Also Known As
Francisco Plaza Trinidad
IMDB
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