
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.
![[REC]²](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/4JG5WKfIGD6r7hdbqJVr2WKIxEe.jpg)
as Zombie (uncredited)

as Self - Interviewee
2017

as Self - Guest Judge
2021
![[REC]²](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/4JG5WKfIGD6r7hdbqJVr2WKIxEe.jpg)
as Zombie (uncredited)
2009

as Municipal
2009

as Self - Filmmaker
2021
![[REC]: Horror Without Pause](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/jme3yUGa0pVvYXOBTQxldfvny0n.jpg)
as Self - Filmmaker
2022

as Self
2014

as Marido
1996

as Camarero
2020

as Self - Director
2014

as Chicho
2023

as Self - Filmmaker
2017
as Self - Filmmaker
2021

as Chicho
2023
![[REC]: Horror Without Pause](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/jme3yUGa0pVvYXOBTQxldfvny0n.jpg)
as Self - Filmmaker
2022

as Self - Filmmaker
2021

as Camarero
2020

as Self
2019

as Self - Filmmaker
2017

2016

as Self
2014

as Self - Director
2014

as Self
2010

as Municipal
2009
![[REC]²](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w300/4JG5WKfIGD6r7hdbqJVr2WKIxEe.jpg)
as Zombie (uncredited)
2009

as Marido
1996
as Self - Interviewee
1 episodes