Every year, the team at Mugaritz works behind closed doors to design a gastronomic proposal that is vocally different every season—completely stripped back, almost starting from scratch. Each season is a leap into the unknown, a path full of questions and creative challenges, shared with curious diners who are invited to open their minds, not just their mouths.
Paco Plaza
Born in Valencia, Spain, in 1973, he began his career with short films such as
Abuelitos (1999) and
Puzzles (2001), before making his feature debut with
El segundo nombre (
Second Name) in 2002, which won the Silver Méliès at the Sitges Film Festival. This was followed by
Romasanta (2004), which received the Silver Biznaga for Best Cinematography at the Málaga Film Festival, along with two Goya nominations. In 2007, he co-directed
[REC] with Jaume Balagueró, a film that spawned a saga of three sequels. In 2017,
Verónica (won the Goya for Best Sound, along with six other nominations. In 2019,
Quien a hierro mata (
Eye for an Eye) won the Goya for Best New Actor (Enric Auquer). In 2021, he competed at the San Sebastián Film Festival with
La abuela (
The Grandmother), which received two Goya nominations, and in 2023, he opened the Sitges Film Festival with
Hermana muerte (
Sister Death).
FILMOGRAPHY
Sister Death (feature film, 2023),
The Grandmother (feature film, 2021),
Eye for an Eye (featrure film, 2019),
Verónica (feature film, 2017),
[Rec] 4: Apocalypse (feature film, 2014),
[Rec] 3: Genesis (feature film, 2012),
Romasanta (feature film,, 2004),
Second Name (feature film, 2002),
Puzzles (short film 2001),
Abuelitos (short film, 1999)
