01/17/1953
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.
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La sociedad de la nieve: ¿Quiénes fuimos en la montaña? (2024) as Self - Survivor |
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La sociedad de la nieve (2023) as Chilean Hospital Doctor |
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Prisoners of the Snow (2023) as Self - Interviewee |
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Stranded: I've Come from a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains (2007) as Self - Andes Crash Survivor |
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La Odisea de los Andes (1976) as Self |