Paco Plaza
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The ThumbScore for Paco Plaza (69.2%) is the average audience approval rating across 6 films. Each movie's ThumbScore represents the percentage of real audiences who rated it positively. A higher score means more of Paco's films are well-received by everyday viewers.
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] 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 genre-breaking horror films but also for his versatility across other projects like Verónica (2017) and recent anthology work on V/H/S/Halloween (2025). His impact on contemporary horror cinema, especially through [REC]’s visceral realism, has cemented his reputation as one of Spain’s most influential genre filmmakers.
Born 1973-08-02 in Valencia, Spain.
On ThumbScore, Paco Plaza appears in 6 films with an average audience score of 69.2%, most frequently in the Horror genre.
Sources: TMDB
![[REC]³ Genesis](https://thumbscore.net/posters/80280.jpg)
