Name
Jaume Balagueró
Known For
Directing
Birthday
1968-11-02 (58 years old)
Place of Birth
Lleida, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain
Biography
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
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A television reporter and her cameraman are trapped inside a building quarantined by the C...
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A pair of newlyweds must fight to survive when their wedding reception descends into chaos...
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Ángela Vidal, the young television reporter who entered the building with the firemen, ma...
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César, an unhappy concierge, maintains a peculiar relationship with the very diverse inha...
- 2013 24 cines por segundo
- 2022 [REC]: Horror Without Pause as Self - Filmmaker
- 2016 Heirs of the Beast
- 2010 Cinémas d'Horreur - Apocalypse, Virus, Zombies as Self
- 2009 Spanish Movie as Bombero
- 2009 [REC]² as Zombie (uncredited)
- 2025 San Diego Comic-Con Málaga: Los héroes nos visitan as Self
- 2024 Kimeres ( 1 episode ) as Narrator
- 2017 Marcians ( 1 episode ) as Self - Interviewee
- 2024 Replicants ( 1 episode ) as Self - Panelist
- 2025 Experiment Aüc ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 2019 La gran il·lusió, relat intermitent del cinema català ( 1 episode ) as Self
