In the 2007 Spanish film [REC], Manuela Velasco plays television reporter Ángela Vidal.
Ángela is the on-camera host of a late-night program called While You’re Asleep. She and her cameraman, Pablo, accompany firefighters to an apartment building in Barcelona after residents report an emergency. The film is presented through Pablo’s camera footage, so Ángela remains the audience’s main human viewpoint.
The building is sealed by authorities after a violent infection spreads among its occupants. Ángela begins the story as a journalist covering an ordinary assignment, but she becomes increasingly involved as the quarantine intensifies and the evidence becomes more frightening.
The name is sometimes confused with the film’s title or with Manuela Velasco herself. Ángela Vidal is the fictional character, while Velasco’s performance won the Goya Award for Best New Actress. The film was directed by Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza.