Roberto Canessa
Uruguayan cardiologist
- Born
- 17 January 1953, Montevideo
- Age
- 73
- Birth name
- Roberto Jorge Canessa Urtaa
Roberto Jorge Canessa Urta (born 17 January 1953) is a Uruguayan paediatric cardiologist, motivational speaker, and former rugby player. He is one of the sixteen survivors of the Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crash in the Andes mountains on 13 October 1972. He was portrayed by Josh Hamilton in the 1993 feature film Alive and by Argentine actor Matías Recalt in the 2023 Spanish feature film Society of the Snow.
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LinkedIn: @roberto-canessa-221208111
Instagram: @robertojcanessa
Facebook: @drcanessa
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