Paco Cabezas

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Paco Cabezas
Born (1978-01-11) January 11, 1978 (age 45)
Seville, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Occupation(s)Film director, television director and screenwriter
Years active2000–present

Paco Cabezas (born January 11, 1978) is a Spanish film director and screenwriter, best known for directing The Appeared , Rage and Mr. Right .

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Career

In 2007, Cabezas wrote and directed Spanish language horror film The Appeared , following that, in 2008, he wrote the screenplay for the Spanish horror comedy film Sexykiller . [1] In 2009, he wrote the script for the comedy film Spanish Movie . In 2010, he wrote the script for the romantic drama Bon Appétit and also wrote and directed action comedy film Neon Flesh . [1]

In 2014, Cabezas directed and wrote the first ceremony of the Feroz Awards. He also directed action-crime film Rage starring Nicolas Cage, Rachel Nichols, Peter Stormare, and Danny Glover. [1] Scripted by Jim Agnew and Sean Keller, the film was released on May 9, 2014 by Image Entertainment, and it was Cabezas' American debut film. [2] [1]

In 2015, Cabezas directed an action-comedy romance film Mr. Right based on the script by Max Landis. [3] The film starred Sam Rockwell, Anna Kendrick, Tim Roth, James Ransone, Anson Mount, Michael Eklund and Rza. The film got the closing night premiere at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. [4]

Filmography

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References

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