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El pez que fuma

  • 1977
  • 2h
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
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Haydée Balza, Rafael Briceño, Arturo Calderón, Miguel Ángel Landa, Ignacio Navarro, Orlando Urdaneta, Hilda Vera, and Nelly Meruane in El pez que fuma (1977)
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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 ... Read allA 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.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.

  • Director
    • Román Chalbaud
  • Writers
    • José Ignacio Cabrujas
    • Román Chalbaud
  • Stars
    • Hilda Vera
    • Miguel Ángel Landa
    • Orlando Urdaneta
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    242
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Román Chalbaud
    • Writers
      • José Ignacio Cabrujas
      • Román Chalbaud
    • Stars
      • Hilda Vera
      • Miguel Ángel Landa
      • Orlando Urdaneta
    • 2User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win total

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    Hilda Vera
    • La Garza
    Miguel Ángel Landa
    • Dimas
    Orlando Urdaneta
    Orlando Urdaneta
    • Jairo
    Haydée Balza
    Haydée Balza
    • Selva María
    Rafael Briceño
    • El Bagre
    Arturo Calderón
    • Don Ganzúa
    Nelly Meruane
    • La Argentina
    Pilar Romero
    • Deborah 'La Cucuteña'
    Karla Luzbel
    • Vedette 'La Satánica'
    José Salas
    • Jacinto
    Ignacio Navarro
    • El Loco Tobías
    Herminia Valdes
    • La Cubana
    Óscar Araujo
    • El Mono
    Óscar Berisbeitía
    • El Ganadero
    • (as Oscar Berrizbeitia)
    Claudio Brook
    Claudio Brook
    Eduardo Cortina
    • El Gordo Sosa
    Gladys Cáceres
    Carlos Flores
    • El Gallero
    • Director
      • Román Chalbaud
    • Writers
      • José Ignacio Cabrujas
      • Román Chalbaud
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    9tasos-6

    One of the ten best Venezuelan movies of all the time

    Life in a Prosti-Bar somewhere between Caracas and La Guaira.

    The characters are great , you get immersed in the every day life of these people, their miseries, bad living, happiness.

    The story of the Venezuelan parallel life of the 70´s.

    A must for every fan of Latin American cinema.
    acureromiguel

    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.

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    • Trivia
      Official submission of Venezuela for the 'Best Foreign Language Film' category of the 50th Academy Awards in 1978.
    • Connections
      Featured in Cine Invisible (2023)

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    • Release date
      • May 18, 1977 (Venezuela)
    • Country of origin
      • Venezuela
    • Language
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • The Smoking Fish
    • Production company
      • Gente de Cine
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    • Runtime
      2 hours
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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