Acting
Roberto Canessa
ES, EN cinema · 5 credits
Born
17 January 1953 (age 73)
Birthplace
Montevideo, Uruguay
Also known as Roberto Jorge Canessa Urta
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.
Known for
Filmography
Society of the Snow: Who Were We on the Mountain?
ES · 20247.4
as Self - Survivor
Prisoners of the Snow
EN · 20234.5
as Self - Interviewee
Society of the Snow
ES · 20238.0
as Chilean Hospital Doctor
Stranded: I've Come from a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains
ES · 20078.0
as Self - Andes Crash Survivor