Fernando " Nando " Seler Parrado Dolgay ( born 9 December 1949 ) is one of the sixteen Uruguayan survivors of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 , which crashed in the Andes mountains on 13 October 1972 . After spending two months trapped in the mountains with the other crash survivors , he , along with Roberto Canessa , climbed through the Andes mountains over a 10-day period to find help . His efforts , supported in various ways by the entire group , have been recognized through books and other media . He was portrayed by Ethan Hawke in the 1993 feature film '' Alive : Miracle in The Andes ''
Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571
Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571
Nando Parrado