Paco Plaza

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.

Known For

Marcians

Self - Interviewee

[REC]: Horror Without Pause

Self - Filmmaker

Queridos monstruos

Self

Berlanga!!

Self - Filmmaker

Drag Race España

Self - Guest Judge

[REC]²

Zombie (uncredited)

Spanish Movie

Municipal

Suburbs

Marido

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2023	Jokes & Cigarettes	Chicho
2022	[REC]: Horror Without Pause	Self - Filmmaker
2021	Berlanga!!	Self - Filmmaker
2020	La suite nupcial	Camarero
2019	Beyond Blood	Self
2017	Cult of Terror	Self - Filmmaker
2016	Heirs of the Beast
2014	Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror	Self - Director
2014	Queridos monstruos	Self
2010	Cinémas d'Horreur - Apocalypse, Virus, Zombies	Himself
2009	[REC]²	Zombie (uncredited)
2009	Spanish Movie	Municipal
1996	Suburbs	Marido

Year	TV Show	Role
2021	Drag Race España	Self - Guest Judge
2017	Marcians	Self - Interviewee