Paco was born and raised in Eagle Pass, Texas. He received his BA in Drama from Stanford and attended the University of Minnesota for his MFA in Drama in association with the Guthrie Theater. Before making the move to Los Angeles, Paco was a company member of American Players Theater in Spring Green, Wisconsin and a resident at the Mixed Blood Theater in Minneapolis. He has worked primarily as an editor and a colorist for the last 18 years and began collaborating with his writing partner, Jennifer Stetson in 2006. During the pandemic, he left California and moved his family back to San Antonio, Texas.