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The Smoking Fish (1977)

The intimate life of a brothel

Genre : Comedy, Drama

Runtime : 2H 0M

Director : Román Chalbaud
Writer : Román Chalbaud, José Ignacio Cabrujas

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Hilda Vera
Hilda Vera
La Garza
Orlando Urdaneta
Orlando Urdaneta
Jairo
Haydée Balza
Haydée Balza
Selva María
Miguelangel Landa
Miguelangel Landa
Dimas
Rafael Briceño
Rafael Briceño
Arturo Calderón
Arturo Calderón
Ignacio Navarro
Ignacio Navarro
Nelly Meruane
Nelly Meruane
Herminia Valdez
Herminia Valdez
Pilar Romero
Pilar Romero
La Cucuteña
Carla Luzbel
Carla Luzbel
Nacky Guttman
Nacky Guttman
Virginia Vera
Virginia Vera
José Salas
José Salas
Eduardo Cortina
Eduardo Cortina
Oscar Araujo
Oscar Araujo
Cristóbal Medina
Cristóbal Medina
Víctor Febles
Víctor Febles
Tony Padrón
Tony Padrón
Mimí Lazo
Mimí Lazo
Zobeida
Ana Sabal
Ana Sabal
Luis Pardi
Luis Pardi
Claudio Brook
Claudio Brook

Crews

Román Chalbaud
Román Chalbaud
Screenplay
José Ignacio Cabrujas
José Ignacio Cabrujas
Screenplay
César Bolívar
César Bolívar
Director of Photography
Guillermo Carrera
Guillermo Carrera
Editor
Guillermo Zabaleta
Guillermo Zabaleta
Art Direction
Román Chalbaud
Román Chalbaud
Director
Román Chalbaud
Román Chalbaud
Theatre Play
Enrique Zanini
Enrique Zanini
Sound Designer

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