Roberto Canessa

Acting

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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: Who Were We on the Mountain?

Stranded: I've Come from a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains

Credits

Society of the Snow (2023)
as Chilean Hospital Doctor
Society of the Snow: Who Were We on the Mountain? (2024)
as Self - Survivor
Stranded: I've Come from a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains (2007)
as Self - Andes Crash Survivor
Prisoners of the Snow (2023)
as Self - Interviewee
The Andes's Odyssey (1976)
as Self