{{short description|Spanish film director and screenwriter}} {{Infobox person | image = Paco Cabezas (2014).jpg | alt = | caption = Cabezas in 2014 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|1|11|mf=yes}} | birth_place = Seville, Spain | occupation = Film director, television director and screenwriter | years_active = 2000–present | known_for = }}
'''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''.<ref name="July2013AL" /> 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''.<ref name="July2013AL" />
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.<ref name=July2013AL>{{cite news |last=Ikenberg |first=Tamara |title='Tokarev's secret weapon: daring director Paco Cabezas |url=http://www.al.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2013/07/tokarevs_secret_weapon_daring.html |access-date=August 18, 2015 |newspaper=Press-Register |date=July 10, 2013 |publisher=Alabama Media Group}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cannes: Image Entertainment Acquires Nicolas Cage Thriller 'Tokarev' |url=https://deadline.com/2013/05/tokarev-nicolas-cage-movie-image-entertainment-500146/ |access-date=August 18, 2015 |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=May 15, 2013 |publisher=Penske Business Media, LLC.}}</ref><ref name="July2013AL" />
In 2015, Cabezas directed an action-comedy romance film ''Mr. Right'' based on the script by Max Landis.<ref>{{cite news |last=Mayorga |first=Emilio |title=Cabezas to helm 'Mr. Right' |url=https://variety.com/2011/film/news/cabezas-to-helm-mr-right-1118044147/ |access-date=August 18, 2015 |magazine=variety.com |date=October 8, 2011 |publisher=Penske Business Media, LLC.}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |last=Petski |first=Denise |title=Paco Cabeza's 'Mr. Right' To Close Toronto; 'Our Brand Is Crisis', 'Truth' Also Slotted |url=https://deadline.com/2015/08/paco-cabezas-mr-right-closing-toronto-international-film-festival-1201500796/ |access-date=August 18, 2015 |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=August 18, 2015 |publisher=Penske Business Media, LLC.}}</ref>
== Filmography ==
=== Film === {| class="wikitable" !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 === {| class="wikitable" !Year !Title !Director !Writer !Producer !Notes |- |2005 |''Neon Flesh'' |{{No}} |{{Yes}} |{{Partial|Supervising}} |Writer, supervising producer (36 episodes)<ref>{{cite web |last1=McCormack |first1=Kim |title=Content Upload |url=https://iatse411.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/McCORMACK-Kim-resume-January-2018.pdf |website=iatse411.ca |publisher=Iatse Local 411 (Ontario)}}</ref> |- |2005–2006 |''Bones'' |{{No}} |{{Yes}} |{{Yes}} |Writer (3 episodes), producer (21 episodes)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Muir |first1=John Kenneth |url=https://archive.org/details/tvyearvolume1pri0000muir |title=TV Year: The Prime Time 2005-2006 Season |date=May 1, 2007 |publisher=Applause Theatre & Cinema Books |isbn=978-1557836847 |page=[https://archive.org/details/tvyearvolume1pri0000muir/page/15 15] |quote=blackman. |url-access=registration}}</ref> |- |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}} | |- |2022–2024 |''The Umbrella Academy'' |{{Yes}} |{{No}} |{{No}} | |- |2022 |''The Gypsy Bride'' |{{Yes}} |{{No}} |{{No}} | |- |2023 |''The Purple Network'' |{{Yes}} |{{No}} |{{Yes|Executive}} |Also creator |- |2025 |''Wednesday'' |{{Yes}} |{{No}} |{{No}} |Season 2, Episodes 2 and 3 |- |2025 |''The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon'' |{{Yes}} |{{No}} |{{No}} |Season 3, Episodes 4 and 5 |}
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