Jaume Balagueró
Schrijver, Regisseur, Acteur, Producer
2 november 1968 (57 years)
Jaume Balagueró is a Spanish film director and screenwriter celebrated as a defining voice in modern horror cinema. He co-created the groundbreaking horror series [REC] with Paco Plaza, co-directing the original and its immediate sequel and helping establish one of the genre’s most influential found-footage franchises. Balagueró’s creative influence extends throughout the [REC] saga: he co-wrote the screenplay for [REC] 4: Apocalypse with Manu Díez and directed the film, delivering the franchise’s climactic chapter of viral terror and survival. Outside the [REC] universe, Balagueró’s diverse filmography includes The Nameless, Darkness, Sleep Tight, and Muse, showcasing his command of atmospheric tension and psychological dread. Known for blending visceral horror with narrative depth, he remains a seminal figure in Spanish genre filmmaking and a cornerstone of the international horror community.
Known For
Cinematografie
| 2022 | Venus · as Screenplay |
| 2017 | Muse · as Screenplay |
| 2016 | Inside · as ScreenplayOp Plex |
| 2014 | [REC] 4: Apocalypse · as Screenplay |
| 2009 | [Rec]² · as Screenplay |
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| 2007 | REC · as Screenplay |
| 2006 | To Let · as Screenplay |
| 2005 | Fragile · as Screenplay |
| 2002 | Darkness · as Screenplay |
| 1999 | The Nameless · as Screenplay |
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| 2009 | Spanish Movie · as Bombero |
| 2009 | [Rec]² · as Zombie (uncredited) |
| 2016 | Inside · as Executive ProducerOp Plex |
| 2015 | Summer Camp · as Executive ProducerOp Plex |
| 1999 | The Nameless · as Associate Producer |
| 2022 | [REC]: Horror Without Pause · as Self - Filmmaker |
| 2021 | The Found Footage Phenomenon · as Self - Director, Rec |
| 2019 | La gran il·lusió · as Self |
| 2018 | Stephen King: La parálisis del miedo · as Self |
| 2017 | Quan arribin els marcians · as Self - Interviewee |
| 2015 | Noms propis · as Self - Guest |
| 2014 | The Crackpot · as Self |
| 2010 | [Rec] 2: En un mundo de infectados · as Self |
| 2008 | Crackòvia · as Self |
| 2008 | Salvados · as Self |
| 2007 | Page 2 · as Self |
| 2005 | Venecia 2005: Crónica de Carlos Boyero · as Self |
| 2005 | Buenafuente · as Self - Guest |
| 2004 | APM? · as Self |
| 2002 | Silenci? · as Self - Interviewee |
| 1996 | Whoever That Fails · as Self |
| 1991 | Movie Days · as Self - Interviewee |
| 2025 | Los sin nombre · as Story |
| 2021 | Tales to Keep You Awake (2021) · as Adaptation |
| 2012 | [REC] 3: Genesis · as Creative Producer |
| 2012 | [REC] 3: Genesis · as Creative Producer |
| 2011 | Quarantine 2: Terminal · as Motion Picture "rec" |
| 2005 | The Nun · as Story |