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Paco Plaza

Film Director / Screenwriter | * 08/02/1973 (50) | València, Comunitat Valenciana (Spain)
Francisco Plaza Trinidad (born 8 February 1973), simply known as Paco Plaza, is a Spanish filmmaker known for his works in the horror genre. He is the co-creator of the REC zombie film franchise. ()

Paco Plaza is a Spanish film director, best known for writing and directing [•REC] and [•REC]² with Jaume Balagueró. He subsequently directed solo the third installment of the REC series: [•REC]³: Génesis, which is a sequel to the first two films.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Horror | Drama | Thriller

Known for these Movies & Shows

In 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

R

2017 | 3.1/5 | 1h 45min
Horror
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The 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

R

2009 | 3.3/5 | 1h 25min
Thriller, Horror
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A 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

R

2012 | 2.6/5 | 1h 20min
Horror
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A television reporter and cameraman follow emergency workers into a dark apartment building and are quickly locked inside with something terrifying. ...

[REC]

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2007 | 3.6/5 | 1h 18min
Horror, Mystery
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Awards & Nominations for Paco Plaza

Sitges Film Festival Best Director Award European Film Academy Lux Award
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Movies with Paco Plaza as Actor(10)

as Self - Filmmaker2022 [REC]: Horror Without Pause
as Self - Filmmaker2021 Berlanga!!
as Camarero2020 La suite nupcial
as Self - Filmmaker2017 Cult of Terror
as himself2014 Queridos monstruos
as Self - Director2014 Clawing! A Journey Through the Spanish Horror
as himself2010 Cinémas d'Horreur - Apocalypse, Virus, Zombies
as Municipal2009 Spanish Movie
as Zombie (uncredited)2009 [REC]²
as Marido1996 Suburbs

Movies with Paco Plaza as Crew(27)

Directing/Director2023 Sister Death
Writing/Screenplay2023 Sister Death
Production/Executive Producer2023 Sister Death
Directing/Director2022 The Grandmother
Directing/Director2021 Freddy
Writing/Screenplay2021 Freddy
Directing/Director2019 Eye for an Eye
Directing/Director2017 Veronica
Production/Associate Producer2017 Veronica
Writing/Writer2017 Veronica
Production/Executive Producer2015 Requirements to Be a Normal Person
Writing/Screenplay2014 Ultraviolet
Writing/Creative Producer2014 [REC]⁴ Apocalypse
Production/Producer2013 Habitantes
Directing/Director2012 [REC]³ Genesis
Writing/Screenplay2012 [REC]³ Genesis
Directing/Director2009 [REC]²
Writing/Screenplay2009 [REC]²
Writing/Writer2008 Quarantine
Directing/Director2007 [REC]
Writing/Screenplay2007 [REC]
Directing/Director2005 A Christmas Tale
Directing/Director2004 Romasanta: The Werewolf Hunt
Directing/Director2002 OT: The Movie
Directing/Director2002 Second Name
Writing/Writer2002 Second Name
Directing/Director1999 Abuelitos

TV Shows/Series with Paco Plaza as Crew(2)

Directing/Director2021 Stories to Stay Awake
Writing/Writer2021 Stories to Stay Awake

Full Name: Francisco Plaza
Citizenship: Spain
Born: Thursday, 08/02 1973 (August) in València, Comunitat Valenciana (Spain) (current age: 50 years + 267 days)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: Spanish (ES)
Educated at: School of Cinematography and Audiovisual of the Community of Madrid
Other names for Paco Plaza (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Francisco Plaza Trinidad"
Paco Plaza frequently works together with these people:
Jaume Balagueró (13x, Crew)
Pablo Rosso (13x, Crew)
Julio Fernández (12x, Crew)
David Gallart (11x, Crew)
Gabriel Gutiérrez (11x, Crew)
Leticia Dolera (8x, Actress)
K. Prada (8x, Crew)
Alberto Marini (7x, Crew)
Nacho Díaz (7x, Crew)
Mikel Salas (7x, Crew)
Carlos Fernández (7x, Crew)
Rodrigo Cortés (3x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1399889, Added: 09/04/2019, Last updated: 04/22/2024