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 13 October 1972 , and a Uruguayan political figure . He was portrayed by Josh Hamilton in the 1993 feature film , '' Alive ''
Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571
Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571
Roberto Canessa