Roberto Canessa

Born: 1953-01-17 in Montevideo, Uruguay

Known For: Acting

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.

Filmography

2024

Andes Plane Crash as Self (archive footage)
Society of the Snow: Who Were We on the Mountain? as Self - Survivor

2023

Society of the Snow as Chilean Hospital Doctor
Prisoners of the Snow as Self - Interviewee

2007

Stranded: I've Come from a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains as Self - Andes Crash Survivor

1976

The Andes's Odyssey as Self