Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of BPZ Resources, Inc. (the “Company”) for the quarter ended June 30, 2013 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Manuel Pablo Zúñiga-Pflücker, as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to and solely for the purpose of 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Manuel Pablo Zúñiga-Pflücker

Manuel Pablo Zúñiga-Pflücker

President and Chief Executive Officer

August 9, 2013