Roberto Canessa date of birth:
January 17, 1953
How old is Roberto Canessa?
73
Where was Roberto Canessa born?
Montevideo, Uruguay
What is Roberto Canessa nationality?
Uruguayan
What is Roberto Canessa's occupation?
Medical, political
Short Biography
Roberto Jorge Canessa Urta, M.D., (born 17 January 1953) is one of the 16 survivors of the Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, which crashed in the Andes mountains on October 13, 1972, and a Uruguayan political figure. He was portrayed by Josh Hamilton in the 1993 feature film, Alive: Miracle in The Andes.