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

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 ''Sexykiller'' ( es, Sexykiller, morirás por ella, links=no) is a 2008 Spanish comedy horror film directed by Miguel Martí and written by Paco Cabezas. It stars Macarena Gómez as the title character. Plot A femme fatale fashionista at a trendy ...

''. In 2009, he wrote the script for the comedy film ''

Spanish Movie ''Spanish Movie'' is a 2009 Spanish parody film directed by Javier Ruiz Caldera and written by Paco Cabezas. The film was conceived as a Spanish version of the spoof films that were appearing at the time, continuing the trend begun by the Scary Mov ...

''. In 2010, he wrote the script for the romantic drama ''

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'' and also wrote and directed action comedy film '' Neon Flesh''. In 2014, Cabezas directed and wrote the first ceremony of the Feroz Awards. He also directed action-crime film '' Rage'' starring

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, Rachel Nichols,

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, and

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. Scripted by Jim Agnew and Sean Keller, the film was released on May 9, 2014 by

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, and it was Cabezas' American debut film. In 2015, Cabezas directed an action-comedy romance film '' Mr. Right'' based on the script by Max Landis. The film starred

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and Rza. The film got the closing night premiere at the

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Filmography

* 2000 – ''Invasión Travesti'' (Director, writer) * 2005 – ''Neon Flesh'' (Director, writer) – Short film * 2007 – '' The Appeared'' (Director, writer) * 2008 – ''

'' (Writer) * 2009 – ''

'' (Writer) * 2010 – ''

'' (Writer) * 2010 – '' Neon Flesh'' (Director, writer) * 2014 – '' I Premios Feroz'' (Director, writer) – TV special * 2014 – '' Rage'' (Director) * 2015 – '' Mr. Right'' (Director) * 2016-2019 – ''

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'' (Director) – TV series * 2016 – ''

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'' (Director) – TV series * 2017-2018 – '' Into the Badlands'' (Director) - TV series * 2017 – ''

The Strain ''The Strain'' is a 2009 vampire horror novel by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan. It is the first installment in ''The Strain Trilogy'', and was followed by '' The Fall'' (2010) and ''The Night Eternal'' (2011). Plot synopsis A Boeing 77 ...

'' (Director) - TV series * 2017 – '' Fear the Walking Dead'' (Director) - TV series * 2018 – ''

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'' (Director) – TV series * 2019 – ''

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'' (Director) - TV series * 2019 – ''

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'' (Director) - TV series * 2019 _ '' Bye'' (Director) * 2020 – '' Penny Dreadful: City of Angels'' (Director) - TV series * 2022 – '' In From the Cold'' (Director) - TV series * TBD – ''

The Gypsy Bride ''The Gypsy Bride'' ( es, La novia gitana, links=no) is a Spanish television series directed by Paco Cabezas adapting the novel of the same name by Carmen Mola that began airing on 25 September 2022. It stars Nerea Barros as the lead character Ins ...

'' (Director) - TV series

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cabezas, Paco Living people Spanish film directors Spanish television directors Spanish male screenwriters 1978 births People from Seville