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    1953-01-1773 years, 9 months, and 21 days old

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    Place of birth:

    Montevideo, Uruguay

    Adult:

    No

    Gender:

    Male

    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.

    Images Gallery

    Best Credits: 6

    Title
    Prisoners of the Snow
    Self - Interviewee
    4.5
    2023-05-22
    0.6309
    Stranded: I've Come from a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains
    Self - Andes Crash Survivor
    8
    2007-11-24
    1.099
    The Andes's Odyssey
    Self
    0
    1976-02-12
    0.5083
    Society of the Snow: Who Were We on the Mountain?
    Self - Survivor
    7.4
    2024-01-23
    1.3824
    Society of the Snow
    Chilean Hospital Doctor
    7.963
    2023-12-15
    7.1855
    Andes Plane Crash
    Self (archive footage)
    0
    2024-01-09
    1.9691
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