Paco Plaza
- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- August 2, 1973 in Valencia, Spain
- Active Years
- 1996–2025 (30 Years)
- Total Credits
- 59 credits in database
Directing Born Aug 2, 1973 Valencia, Spain 59 credits
Biography
Paco Plaza works in directing. Born August 2, 1973 in Valencia, Spain. Archytele tracks 59 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.
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Career timeline
V/H/S/Halloween · DirectorV/H/S/Halloween · WriterFate · DirectorFate · Executive ProducerFate · Creator
Mugaritz: No Bread, No Dessert. · Director
Sister Death · DirectorSister Death · ScreenplaySister Death · Executive ProducerJokes & Cigarettes
The Grandmother · Director[REC]: Horror Without Pause
Drag Race EspañaThe Vault · Crowd Assistant DirectorStories to Stay Awake · DirectorStories to Stay Awake · WriterBerlanga!!
La suite nupcial
Eye for an Eye · DirectorBeyond Blood
MarciansVeronica · DirectorVeronica · WriterVeronica · Associate ProducerCult of Terror
Heirs of the Beast
Requirements to Be a Normal Person · Executive Producer
[REC]⁴ Apocalypse · Creative ProducerClawing! A Journey Through the Spanish HorrorQueridos monstruosUltraviolet · DirectorUltraviolet · Screenplay
Habitantes · Producer
[REC]³ Genesis · Director[REC]³ Genesis · Screenplay[REC]³ Genesis · Story
A or B · ProducerCinémas d'Horreur - Apocalypse, Virus, ZombiesLuna di miele, luna di sangue VII · DirectorLuna di miele, luna di sangue VII · WriterBunbury 3D · Director
[REC]²[REC]² · Director[REC]² · ScreenplaySpanish Movie
Quarantine · Original Film Writer
[REC] · Director[REC] · ScreenplaySr. Rosso · Producer
Small Gauge Trauma · Director
A Christmas Tale · Director
Romasanta: The Werewolf Hunt · Director
Second Name · DirectorSecond Name · WriterOT: The Movie · Director
Abuelitos · Director
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Full Filmography
59 titles- V/H/S/Halloween (2025) Director
- V/H/S/Halloween (2025) Writer
- Fate (2025) Director
- Fate (2025) Executive Producer
- Fate (2025) Creator
- Mugaritz: No Bread, No Dessert. (2024) Director
- Sister Death (2023) Director
- Sister Death (2023) Screenplay
- Sister Death (2023) Executive Producer
- Jokes & Cigarettes (2023) as Chicho
- The Grandmother (2022) Director
- [REC]: Horror Without Pause (2022) as Self - Filmmaker
- Drag Race España (2021) as Self - Guest Judge
- The Vault (2021) Crowd Assistant Director
- Stories to Stay Awake (2021) Director
- Stories to Stay Awake (2021) Writer
- Berlanga!! (2021) as Self - Filmmaker
- La suite nupcial (2020) as Camarero
- Eye for an Eye (2019) Director
- Beyond Blood (2019) as Self
- Marcians (2017) as Self - Interviewee
- Veronica (2017) Director
- Veronica (2017) Writer
- Veronica (2017) Associate Producer
- Cult of Terror (2017) as Self - Filmmaker
- Heirs of the Beast (2016)
- Requirements to Be a Normal Person (2015) Executive Producer
- [REC]⁴ Apocalypse (2014) Creative Producer
- Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror (2014) as Self - Director
- Queridos monstruos (2014) as Self
- Ultraviolet (2014) Director
- Ultraviolet (2014) Screenplay
- Habitantes (2013) Producer
- [REC]³ Genesis (2012) Director
- [REC]³ Genesis (2012) Screenplay
- [REC]³ Genesis (2012) Story
- A or B (2010) Producer
- Cinémas d'Horreur - Apocalypse, Virus, Zombies (2010) as Self
- Luna di miele, luna di sangue VII (2010) Director
- Luna di miele, luna di sangue VII (2010) Writer
- Bunbury 3D (2010) Director
- [REC]² (2009) as Zombie (uncredited)
- [REC]² (2009) Director
- [REC]² (2009) Screenplay
- Spanish Movie (2009) as Municipal
- Quarantine (2008) Original Film Writer
- [REC] (2007) Director
- [REC] (2007) Screenplay
- Sr. Rosso (2007) Producer
- Small Gauge Trauma (2006) Director
- A Christmas Tale (2005) Director
- Romasanta: The Werewolf Hunt (2004) Director
- Second Name (2002) Director
- Second Name (2002) Writer
- OT: The Movie (2002) Director
- Abuelitos (1999) Director
- Suburbs (1996) as Marido
- The Same Director
- The Same Writer
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Paco Plaza best known for?
Paco Plaza is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including V/H/S/Halloween (2025), V/H/S/Halloween (2025), Sister Death (2023), Sister Death (2023).
When and where was Paco Plaza born?
Paco Plaza was born on August 2, 1973 in Valencia, Spain.
How many credits does Paco Plaza have?
Paco Plaza has accumulated over 59 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1996 to 2025.
What is Paco Plaza's background in cinema and television?
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] ...
Paco Plaza by the numbers
59credits
52films
7TV series
1996–2025active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- Drag Race España (2021) as Self - Guest Judge — aged about 47
- [REC]² (2009) as Zombie (uncredited) — aged about 35
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