This thermally-assisted magnetic recording head includes: a waveguide having a first end surface included in an air bearing surface; a magnetic pole having a second end surface included in the air bearing surface; a plasmon generator having a third end surface included in the air bearing surface; a first film covering the first end surface of the waveguide and the second end surface of the magnetic pole, and having an opening in a region corresponding to the third end surface of the plasmon generator; and a second film filling the opening and covering the third end surface of the plasmon generator.