| Rec | |
| Producer: | Julio Fernández |
| Starring: | Manuela Velasco |
| Cinematography: | Pablo Rosso |
| Editing: | David Gallart |
| Distributor: | Filmax International |
| Country: | Spain |
| Language: | Spanish |
Rec (stylized as [•REC]) is a Spanish supernatural zombie horror film franchise.[1] The original 2007 film was shot in Barcelona, Spain and the title is an abbreviation of the word "record", as it appears on a video camera.
The first Rec film was followed by three sequels; Rec 2 in 2009, in 2012, and in 2014 as the final installment in the franchise.[2] Spanish company Filmax is responsible for the production of the REC franchise and released all four installments.[3] [4]
The series lead protagonist, Ángela Vidal, is portrayed by actress Manuela Velasco in all the films except .[5]
Actor Javier Botet portrays Tristana Medeiros, the series main antagonist.[6]
The first film was remade in the United States as the 2008 film Quarantine.[7] was released in 2011. Although the sequel's plot picks up directly from where Quarantine leaves off, it is not a remake of Rec 2. Quarantine 2: Terminal takes the series in a completely different direction with its own rules and mythology different from those of the Rec series.
- This table shows the principal characters and the actors who have portrayed them throughout the franchise.
- A dark grey cell indicates the character was not in the film, or that the character's presence in the film has not yet been announced.
- A indicates a cameo appearance.
- A indicates an appearance in archival footage only.
- A indicates a voice only role.
| Character | Original series | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rec | Rec 2 | Genesis | Apocalypse | ||||
| La Niña Medeiros | Javier Botet | Javier Botet | Manuela Velasco | Pau Poch | Paco Manzanedo | ||
| Ángela Vidal | Manuela Velasco | Manuela Velasco | |||||
| Manu | Ferrán Terraza | Ferrán Terraza | |||||
| César | Carlos Lasarte | Carlos Lasarte | |||||
| Pablo | Pablo Rosso | ||||||
| Álex | David Vert | ||||||
| Sergio | Jorge-Yaman Serrano | ||||||
| Mari Carmen | María Lanau | ||||||
| Jennifer | Claudia Silva | ||||||
| Mrs. Izquierdo | Martha Carbonell | ||||||
| Guillem Marimón | Carlos Vicente | ||||||
| Japanese Family | Akemi Goto | ||||||
| Chen Min Kao | |||||||
| Daniel Trinh | |||||||
| Older Policeman | Vicente Gil | ||||||
| Elderly Couple | María Teresa Ortega | ||||||
| Manuel Bronchud | |||||||
| Colombian Girl | Ana Velasquez | ||||||
| Jennifer's Father | Pep Molina | ||||||
| Dr. Owen | Jonathan Mellor | ||||||
| Chief Fernández | Oscar Sánchez Zafra | ||||||
| Martos | Alejandro Casaseca | ||||||
| Larra | Ariel Casas | ||||||
| Rosso | Pablo Rosso | ||||||
| Mire | Andrea Ros | ||||||
| Tito | Pau Poch | ||||||
| Ori | Àlex Batllori | ||||||
| Old Lady | María Alfonsa Rosso | ||||||
| Clara | Leticia Dolera | rowspan="2" | |||||
| Koldo | Diego Martin | ||||||
| Rafa | Ismael Martinez | ||||||
| Adrián | Àlex Monner | ||||||
| Pepe Victor | Emilio Mencheta | ||||||
| Menchu | Mireia Ros | ||||||
| Atun | Sr. B | ||||||
| Guzmán | Paco Manzanedo | ||||||
| Nick | Ismael Fritschi | ||||||
| Lucas | Crispulo Cabezas | ||||||
| Dr. Ricarte | Héctor Colomé | ||||||
| Jesu | Emilio Baule | ||||||
| Dr. Ginard | Paco Obregón | ||||||
| Edwin | Cristian Aquino | ||||||
| Character | Remake series | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarantine | |||
| Angela Vidal | Jennifer Carpenter | ||
| Scott Percival | Steve Harris | ||
| Jake | Jay Hernandez | ||
| George Fletcher | Johnathon Schaech | ||
| Danny Wilensky | Columbus Short | ||
| James McCreedy | Andrew Fiscella | ||
| Yuri Ivanov | Rade Sherbedgia | ||
| Lawrence | Greg Germann | ||
| Bernard | Bernard White | ||
| Sadie | Dania Ramirez | ||
| Wanda Marimon | Elaine Kagan | ||
| Kathy | Marin Hinkle | ||
| Briana | Joey King | ||
| Randy | Denis O'Hare | ||
| Elise Jackson | Stacy Chbosky | ||
| Mrs. Espinoza | Martha Carbonell | ||
| Thin Infected Man | Doug Jones | ||
| Jenny | Mercedes Mason | ||
| George | Mattie Liptak | ||
| Henry | Josh Cooke | ||
| Shilah Washington | Noree Victoria | ||
| Ed Ramirez | Ignacio Serricchio | ||
| Niall Britz | Phillip Devona | ||
| Susan Britz | Julie Gribble | ||
| Hvost | Tyler Kunkle | ||
| Nicca | Erin Aine Smith | ||
| Louise Tredwell | Sandra Lafferty | ||
| Preston | Lamar Stewart | ||
| Doc Stevens | Tom Thon | ||
| Bev Stevens | Lynn Cole | ||
| Paula | Bre Blair | ||
| Ralph Budnt | George Black | ||
| Captain Forrest | John Curran | ||
| Sylvester | Judd Lormand | ||
| Lee Blake | Blake Mason | ||