Roberto Canessa

Roberto Canessa

January 17, 1953 (73 years old) in Montevideo, Uruguay

Roberto Jorge Canessa Urta is a Uruguayan pediatric cardiologist, former rugby player, author, and survivor of the 1972 Andes flight disaster. He was one of the 16 survivors of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 and, together with Nando Parrado, crossed the Andes in search of help. He later became a pediatric cardiologist specializing in congenital heart conditions.

Known For

Society of the Snow Society of the Snow
Society of the Snow: Who Were We on the Mountain? Society of the Snow: Who Were We on the Mountain?
Stranded: I've Come from a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains Stranded: I've Come from a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains
Andes Plane Crash Andes Plane Crash
Prisoners of the Snow Prisoners of the Snow

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