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Roberto Canessa

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Uruguayan cardiologist

WritersBorn 1953 · age 73
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Roberto Jorge Canessa Urta is a Uruguayan paediatric cardiologist, motivational speaker, and former rugby player. He is one of the sixteen survivors of the Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crash in the Andes mountains on 13 October 1972.

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Parrado (left) and Canessa with Chilean Huaso Sergio Catalan (the man who found them), 1972Parrado (left) and Canessa with Chilean Huaso Sergio Catalan (the man who found them), 1972Roberto shortly after being rescuedRoberto shortly after being rescuedRoberto Canessa, Fernando Parrado, and Carlos Páez Rodríguez attend the Venice premiere of the film "Society of the Snow" in 2023.Roberto Canessa, Fernando Parrado, and Carlos Páez Rodríguez attend the Venice premiere of the film "Society of the Snow" in 2023.

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Nando ParradoAlso in Society of the Snow (2023)Agustín Della CorteAlso in Society of the Snow (2023)J. A. BayonaAlso in Society of the Snow (2023)Enzo VogrincicAlso in Society of the Snow (2023)Carlos Páez RodríguezAlso in Society of the Snow (2023)Matías RecaltAlso in Society of the Snow (2023)

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Roberto Jorge Canessa Urta is a Uruguayan paediatric cardiologist, motivational speaker, and former rugby player. He is one of the sixteen survivors of the Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crash in the Andes mountains on 13 October 1972. He was portrayed by Josh Hamilton in the 1993 feature film Alive and by Argentine actor Matías Recalt in the 2023 Spanish feature film Society of the Snow.

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Born 1953 · age 73
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