Paco Plaza | |
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 At the 2009 Venice Film Festival | |
| Born | Francisco Plaza Trinidad 8 February 1973 Valencia, Spain |
| Alma mater | CEU Cardinal Herrera University |
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Francisco Plaza Trinidad (born 8 February 1973), simply known as Paco Plaza, is a Spanish filmmaker known for his works in the horror genre. [1] He is the co-creator of the REC zombie film franchise. [1] [2]
Francisco Plaza Trinidad was born on 8 February 1973 in Valencia. [3] [4] Plaza has a degree in Audiovisual Communication from CEU Cardinal Herrera University and a diploma in Film Direction from the ECAM. He speaks Spanish, English and French.
Although he is best known as a director, he is also a screenwriter, producer, editor and even was a costume designer on one occasion for Tropismos (1995), his first short film and with which he made his debut as a director.
Paco is known in Spanish cinema and abroad for the creation of the trilogy REC (2007). A year after the release of the first film, American director John Erick Dowdle made an adaptation of the Paco Plaza film, under the name of Quarantine (2008). The trilogy REC has accumulated a total of 26 awards and 17 nominations in numerous film festivals.
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
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| 2002 | Second Name | Yes | Yes | |
| OT: La película | Yes | No | Documentary Co-directed with Jaume Balaguero | |
| 2004 | Romasanta | Yes | No | |
| 2007 | REC | Yes | Yes | Co-directed with Jaume Balaguero |
| 2009 | REC 2 | Yes | Yes | |
| 2010 | Bunbury 3D | Yes | No | Enrique Bunbury concert film |
| 2012 | REC 3: Genesis | Yes | Yes | |
| 2017 | Verónica | Yes | Yes | Also associate producer |
| 2019 | Quien a hierro mata | Yes | No | IMDb |
| 2021 | La abuela | Yes | No | |
| 2023 | Hermana Muerte | Yes | Yes | [5] |
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Adosados | Marido |
| 2009 | REC 2 | Zombie |
| Spanish Movie | Municipal | |
| 2020 | La Suite Nupcial | Cameo Camarero |
| 2023 | Saben aquell | Chicho Ibáñez Serrador [6] |
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 2014 | REC 4: Apocalypse | Creative producer |
| 2015 | Requirements to Be a Normal Person | Producer and executive producer |
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Tropismos | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also editor and costume designer |
| 1997 | Tarzán en el Café Lisboa | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also editor |
| 1999 | Abuelitos | Yes | No | No | |
| 2001 | Puzzles | Yes | No | No | |
| 2007 | Sr. Rosso | No | No | Yes | |
| 2009 | Lo siento, te quiero | No | No | Yes | |
| 2010 | Luna de miele, Luna di sangue VII | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2013 | Habitantes | No | No | Yes | |
| 2014 | Ultravioleta | Yes | Yes | No | Advertising short Also additional still photographer |
| 2020 | D.E.V.:Disfrute en Vida | Yes | No | No | Advertising short Co-directed with Daniel Sánchez Arévalo |
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Cuento de Navidad | Yes | No | TV movie |
| 2016 | El Ministerio del Tiempo | Yes | No | Episode: "Tiempo de magia" |
| 2021 | Historias para no dormir | Yes | Yes | Episode: "Freddy" [7] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Drag Race España | Guest judge | Episode: "Secuelas de terror drag" [8] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | La Forja de un Rebelde | Extra | TV series 1 episode |
| Eva y Adan: Agencia Matrimonial | Policia | ||
| 2002 | Cuentame | Policía Gris |
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