{"id":27608,"date":"2025-10-30T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.molinsfilmfestival.com\/?p=27608"},"modified":"2025-10-29T16:40:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T15:40:10","slug":"homenatge-2025-paco-cabezas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.molinsfilmfestival.com\/eng\/2025\/10\/30\/homenatge-2025-paco-cabezas\/","title":{"rendered":"Tribute 2025: Paco Cabezas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>In this edition, the Molins de Rei Horror Film Festival pays tribute to a director who has been able to navigate between genres and continents, and has left a distinctive mark on both thrillers and international horror: Paco Cabezas.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"554\" src=\"https:\/\/www.molinsfilmfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/TM_homenatge_2025-100-1024x554.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.molinsfilmfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/TM_homenatge_2025-100-1024x554.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.molinsfilmfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/TM_homenatge_2025-100-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.molinsfilmfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/TM_homenatge_2025-100-768x415.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.molinsfilmfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/TM_homenatge_2025-100-1536x830.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.molinsfilmfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/TM_homenatge_2025-100-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.molinsfilmfestival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/TM_homenatge_2025-100.jpg 1998w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Born in Seville in 1976, Paco Cabezas has built a career that crosses borders and genres, moving naturally between independent cinema and major international series. After his first steps with the film\u00a0<em>Appeared<\/em>, won over the audience with\u00a0<em>Neon meat<\/em>, a cult work that defined his cinematic style: dark, ironic, vibrant and deeply human. His breakthrough in Hollywood came with the thriller\u00a0<em>Tokarev<\/em>, with Nicolas Cage, and was solidified with the action comedy\u00a0<em>Mr. Right<\/em>, starring Sam Rockwell and Anna Kendrick. In 2019 he returned to Spain with\u00a0<em>Goodbye<\/em>, a powerful social thriller set in his homeland. The film was nominated for multiple Goya Awards and praised by critics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>In the television field, Cabezas has become one of the most recognized Spanish directors in the international industry, having directed episodes of such emblematic series as\u00a0<em>Penny Dreadful, The Alienist, American Gods, Into the Badlands, The Strain, Fear the Walking Dead\u00a0<\/em>and the successful<em>\u00a0Wednesday<\/em>.His talent also extends to showrunning, and he has led large-scale projects, including the acclaimed and successful adaptation of the novel\u00a0<em>The gypsy bride<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>With a cinema that fuses local roots and a global perspective, Paco Cabezas represents the strength of independent talent capable of succeeding and conquering audiences around the world. Thus, the festival celebrates the career of a talent who, with titles such as\u00a0<em>Appeared\u00a0<\/em>and his work in key series of the genre has enriched the panorama of horror and fantasy cinema. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you, Paco!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this edition, the Molins de Rei Horror Film Festival pays tribute to a director who has been able to navigate between genres and continents, and has left a distinctive mark on both thriller and international horror: Paco Cabezas. 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