The Smoking Fish
1977, Spanish. Directed by Román Chalbaud.
The intimate life of a brothel
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.
- Runtime
- 2h 0m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Spanish
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- Released
- 2 January 1977
- Original title
- El pez que fuma
- Country
- Venezuela
- Written by
- José Ignacio Cabrujas, Román Chalbaud
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The Smoking Fish runs 120 minutes (2h 0m).
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Which OTT platform is The Smoking Fish on?
The Smoking Fish isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 2 January 1977. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Smoking Fish?
If you liked The Smoking Fish, try A Poet, Gloria, Down the Rabbit Hole.
Who directed The Smoking Fish?
The Smoking Fish (1977) was directed by Román Chalbaud and stars Hilda Vera, Orlando Urdaneta, Haydée Balza.