Roberto Canessa
Known for
Acting
Born
January 17, 1953 (age 73)
Birthplace
Montevideo, Uruguay
Biography
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.
Best known work
Society of the Snow
2023
Society of the Snow: Who Were We on the Mountain?
2024
Stranded: I've Come from a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains
2007
Prisoners of the Snow
2023
The Andes's Odyssey
1976
Andes Plane Crash
2024Filmography
2024
Society of the Snow: Who Were We on the Mountain?as Self - Survivor
2024
2023
Society of the Snowas Chilean Hospital Doctor
2023
Prisoners of the Snowas Self - Interviewee
2007
Stranded: I've Come from a Plane That Crashed on the Mountainsas Self - Andes Crash Survivor
1976
The Andes's Odysseyas Self