El pez que fuma (1977) User Reviews

One of the ten best Venezuelan movies of all the time

[tasos-6 · 9/10 · 27 April 2000]

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.

the best Venezuelan movie ever!!

[acureromiguel · 26 April 2008]

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.