Paco Plaza

Paco Plaza is a critically acclaimed Spanish film director screenwriter and producer best known for cocreating the influential REC franchise which debuted in 2007 and helped redefine foundfootage horror with its intense immersive style and claustrophobic suspense Plaza directed and cowrote 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 genrebreaking horror films but also for his versatility across other projects like Verónica 2017 and recent anthology work on VHSHalloween 2025 His impact on contemporary horror cinema especially through RECs visceral realism has cemented his reputation as one of Spains most influential genre filmmakers