Known For
Acting
Born
Jan 17, 1953
Place of Birth
Montevideo, Uruguay
Credits
6 titles
Roberto Canessa
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.
Known For
Filmography
Society of the Snow: Who Were We on the Mountain?
Self - Survivor
Andes Plane Crash
Self (archive footage)
Society of the Snow
Chilean Hospital Doctor
Prisoners of the Snow
Self - Interviewee
Stranded: I've Come from a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains
Self - Andes Crash Survivor
The Andes's Odyssey
Self