TMDb Rating
6.6/10
13 verified votes
The Smoking Fish (1977)
ComedyDrama
120 min
"The intimate life of a brothel"
Plot Summary
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.
Why this could be the movie
- Plot hook: A handsome young man is released from jail and goes to "El Pez que Fuma", a bordello in the outskirts of Caracas.
- Genre cues: Comedy, Drama
- Director clue: Román Chalbaud
- Lead cast: Hilda Vera and Orlando Urdaneta
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Keywords to include
ComedyDramaRomán ChalbaudHilda VeraOrlando Urdaneta1977
Director
Román Chalbaud
Top Cast
Hilda VeraOrlando UrdanetaHaydée BalzaMiguelangel LandaRafael Briceño
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