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

Paco Cabezas
Born (1978-01-11) January 11, 1978 (age 46)
Seville, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Occupation(s)Film director, television director and screenwriter
Years active2000–present

Career

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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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Film

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Year Title Director Writer Notes
2000 Invasión Travesti Yes Yes
2007 The Appeared Yes Yes
2008 Sexykiller No Yes
2009 Spanish Movie No Yes
2010 Bon Appétit No Yes
2010 Neon Flesh Yes Yes
2014 Rage Yes No
2015 Mr. Right Yes No
2019 Bye Yes No

Television

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Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes
2005 Neon Flesh No Yes Supervising Writer, supervising producer (36 episodes)[5]
2005–2006 Bones No Yes Yes Writer (3 episodes), producer (21 episodes)[6]
2014 I Premios Feroz Yes Yes No TV special
2016–2019 Penny Dreadful Yes No No TV special
2016 Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency Yes No No
2017–2018 Into the Badlands Yes No No
2017 The Strain Yes No No
2017 Fear the Walking Dead Yes No No
2018 The Alienist Yes No No
2019 Deadly Class Yes No No
2019 American Gods Yes No No
2020 Penny Dreadful: City of Angels Yes No No
2022 In From the Cold Yes No No
2022 The Umbrella Academy Yes No No
2022 The Gypsy Bride Yes No No
2023 The Purple Network Yes Executive Also creator

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Ikenberg, Tamara (July 10, 2013). "'Tokarev's secret weapon: daring director Paco Cabezas". Press-Register. Alabama Media Group. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  2. ^ "Cannes: Image Entertainment Acquires Nicolas Cage Thriller 'Tokarev'". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media, LLC. May 15, 2013. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  3. ^ Mayorga, Emilio (October 8, 2011). "Cabezas to helm 'Mr. Right'". variety.com. Penske Business Media, LLC. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  4. ^ Petski, Denise (August 18, 2015). "Paco Cabeza's 'Mr. Right' To Close Toronto; 'Our Brand Is Crisis', 'Truth' Also Slotted". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media, LLC. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
  5. ^ McCormack, Kim. "Content Upload" (PDF). iatse411.ca. Iatse Local 411 (Ontario).
  6. ^ Muir, John Kenneth (May 1, 2007). TV Year: The Prime Time 2005-2006 Season. Applause Theatre & Cinema Books. p. 15. ISBN 978-1557836847. blackman.
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