
Directing
Paco Plaza
Born
1973-08-02 (53)
Place of birth
Valencia, Spain
Known for
Directing
Credits
47 titles
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 co…
Known for
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Marcians
2017
7.5On the Spanish version of RuPaul's Drag Race, Supremme de Luxe presides as Spain's most talented queens compete to be crowned Spain's Next Drag Superstar.
Drag Race España
2021
7.2A television reporter and cameraman follow emergency workers into a dark apartment building and are quickly locked inside with something terrifying.
[REC]
2007
6.2A collection of Halloween-themed videotapes unleashes a series of twisted, blood-soaked tales, turning trick-or-treat into a struggle for survival.
V/H/S/Halloween
2025
5.3A pair of newlyweds must fight to survive when their wedding reception descends into chaos and carnage when their guests become infected by a virus that turns them into hungry zombies.
[REC]³ Genesis
2012
6.0Spain, 1949. Narcisa, a novice, arrives at an old convent, converted into a girls' school, to work as a teacher.
Sister Death
2023
Film credits
2020s · 4 titles
7.1Barcelona, Spain, in the late sixties. Eugenio, a young jeweler who has fallen in love with Conchita, a singer, to the point of learning to play the guitar to accompany her in her performances, will first have to learn to overcome his stage fright.
Jokes & Cigarettes
2023
7.0The horror film [REC], directed by Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza, and released in 2007, was an unprecedented triumph for Spanish fantasy cinema. Fifteen years later, those responsible for the creation and worldwide success of this cinematic milestone decode its keys and resurrect the myth.
[REC]: Horror Without Pause
2022
3.8No synopsis available yet.
La suite nupcial
2020
8.0How does the vision of the brilliant Spanish filmmaker Luis García Berlanga (1921-2010) remain relevant in a time whose popular culture has little to do with his own? Since to understand the secrets of an artist it is essential to know the person behind, his family, his friends, his collaborators, as well as prestigious filmmakers and actors trace a collective portrait of a creator as singular as he is universal.
Berlanga!!
2021
2010s · 6 titles
6.0In the late sixties, Spanish cinema began to produce a huge amount of horror genre films: international markets were opened, the production was continuous, a small star-system was created, as well as a solid group of specialized directors. Although foreign trends were imitated, Spanish horror offered a particular approach to sex, blood and violence. It was an extremely unusual artistic movement in Franco's Spain.
Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror
2014
5.8The story of the making and subsequent success of The Day of the Beast, the Spanish cult film directed by Álex de la Iglesia and released in 1995.
Heirs of the Beast
2016
6.8A journey of years through many countries and film festivals; a nostalgic, adrenaline-fueled and rock-spirited immersion into the universe of cinephilia, in search of genre specialists, fans and filmmakers who speak of their shared passion for fantastic cinema; a whole international spiritual community united under the cathartic shadow of horror.
Cult of Terror
2017
NRIn recent years, horror cinema has become an unavoidable phenomenon whether in America, Asia or Europe. Zombies, viruses and apocalypses have become familiar elements of popular culture. What do the horror films of the 2000's reveal about our world, about our politics, about ourselves? Why such a revival of horror today?
Cinémas d'Horreur - Apocalypse, Virus, Zombies
2010
5.5An overview of the history of fantasy and horror cinema from the 1960s to the present day. Co-productions, the financing system, the Matesa case, the Miró Law, and the “back-to-back” system are some of the topics discussed firsthand by those involved.
Queridos monstruos
2014
NRHigh Tension, Inside, Martyrs, Frontier(s) and Them. In the years of 2003 to 2008, those sensational and innovative horror movies were made and left huge impact around the world. This movement is called New Wave of French Horror. This film explores the meaning and hidden secrets of this significant movement.
Beyond Blood
2019
2000s · 2 titles
6.6The action continues from [REC], with the medical officer and a SWAT team outfitted with video cameras are sent into the sealed off apartment to control the situation.
[REC]²
2009
5.0Large doses of humor, ingenious nods to Spain's most recent national cinema, an artistic cast highly linked to comedy and a high reserve of surprises constitute the ingredients of this crazy comedy: Spanish Movie.
Spanish Movie
2009
Series credits
Behind the camera
7.2A television reporter and cameraman follow emergency workers into a dark apartment building and are quickly locked inside with something terrifying.
[REC]
2007
7.2A television reporter and cameraman follow emergency workers into a dark apartment building and are quickly locked inside with something terrifying.
[REC]
2007
6.2A collection of Halloween-themed videotapes unleashes a series of twisted, blood-soaked tales, turning trick-or-treat into a struggle for survival.
V/H/S/Halloween
2025
6.2A collection of Halloween-themed videotapes unleashes a series of twisted, blood-soaked tales, turning trick-or-treat into a struggle for survival.
V/H/S/Halloween
2025
5.3A pair of newlyweds must fight to survive when their wedding reception descends into chaos and carnage when their guests become infected by a virus that turns them into hungry zombies.
[REC]³ Genesis
2012
5.3A pair of newlyweds must fight to survive when their wedding reception descends into chaos and carnage when their guests become infected by a virus that turns them into hungry zombies.
[REC]³ Genesis
2012
6.0Spain, 1949. Narcisa, a novice, arrives at an old convent, converted into a girls' school, to work as a teacher.
Sister Death
2023
6.0Spain, 1949. Narcisa, a novice, arrives at an old convent, converted into a girls' school, to work as a teacher.
Sister Death
2023
6.2In 1991 Madrid, after holding a séance at school, a teen girl minding her younger siblings at home suspects an evil force has entered their apartment.
Veronica
2017
6.2In 1991 Madrid, after holding a séance at school, a teen girl minding her younger siblings at home suspects an evil force has entered their apartment.
Veronica
2017
6.6The action continues from [REC], with the medical officer and a SWAT team outfitted with video cameras are sent into the sealed off apartment to control the situation.
[REC]²
2009
6.6The action continues from [REC], with the medical officer and a SWAT team outfitted with video cameras are sent into the sealed off apartment to control the situation.
[REC]²
2009
6.7Mario, an exemplary man, lives in a village on the Galician coast. In the old people’s home, where he works as a nurse, everyone appreciates him. When the best known narco in the area, Antonio Padín, recently released from prison, enters the residence, Mario tries to make Antonio feel at home. Now, Padín's two sons, Kike and Toño, are in charge of the family business. The failure of an operation will put Kike in jail and cause them to owe a large debt to a Colombian supplier. Toño will turn to the nurse to try to convince his father to assume the debt. But Mario has his own plans.
Eye for an Eye
2019
5.6After the suicide of her beloved father, the biologist Daniella Logan visits her catatonic mother in a mental institution to tell the tragic event and her mother calls her "Josephine". Daniella goes to the cemetery and finds that her father's grave had been opened and his corpse was profaned. She decides to investigate, and receives a message of a diabetic priest, Father Elias, who tells her about an ancient fanatic religious sect of followers of Abraham that kills the first child. Later, she meets a weird man, Toby Harris, who claims to be his legitimate father. Daniella continues seeking the truth about her origins and discloses very dark secrets about her family and friends.
Second Name
2002
5.6After the suicide of her beloved father, the biologist Daniella Logan visits her catatonic mother in a mental institution to tell the tragic event and her mother calls her "Josephine". Daniella goes to the cemetery and finds that her father's grave had been opened and his corpse was profaned. She decides to investigate, and receives a message of a diabetic priest, Father Elias, who tells her about an ancient fanatic religious sect of followers of Abraham that kills the first child. Later, she meets a weird man, Toby Harris, who claims to be his legitimate father. Daniella continues seeking the truth about her origins and discloses very dark secrets about her family and friends.
Second Name
2002
5.9Susana leaves her life in Paris, where she works as a model, and returns to Madrid to take care of her grandmother Pilar.
The Grandmother
2022
5.2A terror is stalking the land: people are disappearing daily, their bodies appearing covered in savage gashes coupled with precise surgical cuts. The legend of the 'Werewolf of Allariz' spreads across the land like wildfire. When Barbara (Elsa Pataky) falls in love with travelling vendor Manuel Romasanta, she is at first besotted with him - but soon begins to be suspicious of him. What has happened to her sister, who - after being escorted by Romasanta to the city - seems to have disappeared forever.
Romasanta: The Werewolf Hunt
2004
5.7No synopsis available yet.
Abuelitos
1999
A kidnapped bride is expecting to die. A psycho is approaching, but anything can happen in one minute.
Luna di miele, luna di sangue VII
2010
A kidnapped bride is expecting to die. A psycho is approaching, but anything can happen in one minute.
Luna di miele, luna di sangue VII
2010
A female driver picks up an elderly man at the airport. During the journey, she realizes she has picked up the wrong man...
Sr. Rosso
2007
6.3Cubelles, Spain, Christmas 1985. Five friends make an unexpected discovery in the forest: a woman disguised as Santa Claus trapped in a deep hole dug in the middle of nowhere.
A Christmas Tale
2005
1.0Hand-picked by Fantasias Mitch Davis, SMALL GAUGE TRAUMA is an extraordinary collection of 13 award-winning shorts from 8 countries. It represents some of the strongest and most eccentric highlights from the festivals trailblazing history with the form and is a veritable must-have for lovers of the unusual, aficionados of the fantastic and anyone with an interest in world cinema.
Small Gauge Trauma
2006
5.7Lola, an art restorer, has to work through the night to reveal a painting hidden beneath another painting. Her obsession with the task and her squandering of energy will bring her more than she bargained for.
Ultraviolet
2014
5.7Lola, an art restorer, has to work through the night to reveal a painting hidden beneath another painting. Her obsession with the task and her squandering of energy will bring her more than she bargained for.
Ultraviolet
2014
NRNow with Mugaritz, the Valencian will document what happens behind closed doors in this restaurant and record the creation process, conceptualisation and commentary of the dishes, but not the making of the dishes themselves. Because the creation of Mugaritz is more to do with expressing ideas through food than with the cuisine itself, according to its creators.
Mugaritz: No Bread, No Dessert.
2024
NRWe live anesthetized, isolated, immune to pain. What would happen if one day that emotional anesthesia disappeared?
Habitantes
2013
Completely desperate, an unemployed actress resorts to her agent looking to help her to make an important decision.
A or B
2010
NRHorror short
The Same
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NRHorror short
The Same
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4.3Focuses on the life of the singers from the first series of the Spanish reality TV talent show "Operación Triunfo" during the tour they made throughout Spain.
OT: The Movie
2002
5.0Canal + and Vértice 360 performed on April 16 and 17, the first 3D recording of a live concert in Spain, the protagonist was the Aragonese Enrique Bunbury as part of his "The Consequences" tour. He directed Paco Plaza, director of [REC].
Bunbury 3D
2010

