The Smoking Fish (1977)
"El pez que fuma" (original title)

A handsome young man is released from jail and goes to "El Pez que Fuma", a bordello in the outskirts of Caracas. La Garza, its middle-aged owner, hires the young man as handy man, but soon... See full summary »

Director:

Román Chalbaud

Writers:

José Ignacio Cabrujas, Román Chalbaud (play),

Stars:

Hilda Vera, Orlando Urdaneta, Haydée Balza

1 win.

Cast

Credited cast:
Hilda Vera	...	La Garza
Orlando Urdaneta	...	Jairo
Haydée Balza	...	Selva María
Rafael Briceño
Arturo Calderón
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Claudio Brook
Eduardo Cortina
Carlos Flores
Virgilio Galindo
Gustavo González
Miguel Ángel Landa	...	Dimas
Mimí Lazo
Karla Luzbel
Cristobal Medina
Raúl Medina

Storyline

A handsome young man is released from jail and goes to "El Pez que Fuma", a bordello in the outskirts of Caracas. La Garza, its middle-aged owner, hires the young man as handy man, but soon he takes the place of the administrator, who is also La Garza's lover.

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Plot Keywords:

based on play

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

Venezuela

Language:

Spanish

Also Known As:

The Smoking Fish

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gente de Cine

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

User Reviews

the best Venezuelan movie ever!!

this is the best Venezuelan film of all times and one of the best Latin American movies ever, it explains the social and moral reality of a bunch of people trying to survive in this political corrupted south American country in the 70's decade."El Pez Que Fuma" has an awesome story so it keeps the audience focused on the movie from start to end. The characters are just great since they are played for excellent actors ( Miguel Landa, Orlando Urdaneta), who after the popularity of the movie became a big great reference of the Venezuelan Film history.

I definitely think this is the best work that a Venezuelan film maker could have ever done.