- In December of 1972, he climbed out of the Andes mountains with Nando Parrado to get help for the other survivors in the crashed plane. The trek took ten days over a distance of at least 30 miles.
- Was one of the sixteen survivors of the ill-fated Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 which crashed in the Andes mountains on October 13, 1972.
- He is a survivor of the 1972 Andes plane crash.
- In 1994, he unsuccessfully ran for the presidency of Uruguay.
- He is a surgeon who specializes in children's heart cases.
- He was portrayed by Josh Hamilton in the film Alive (1993).
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