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Daniel Fernandez
He went up to the Fairchild Hiller of the Uruguayan air force plane to respond the invitation of his cousin Eduardo Strauch and accompany the Old Christians Club rugby team. That plane crashed in the Andes mountains and resulted in the most dramatic and extraordinary story of survival that is news. I married Amalia Ruiz, had 3 sons; Miracles, Santiago and Ignacio. It is agronomist, entrepreneur - speaker. -
Eduardo Strauch
He was born in Montevideo Uruguay, studied at the College "Stella Maris", of the Irish Congregation of Christian Brothers, in the residential neighborhood of Carrasco.
Eduardo began their adaptation to a new life. It was not an easy task; cost to the people around sizing up the sensations and emotions of their survival in the mountains.
At the time, he managed to overcome and capitalize on the best of the vivid Odyssey, returning to his passion for architecture.
In 1979 he married Laura Braga, w -
Pancho Delgado
Once rescued, on December 28, the international press survivors seeks an explanation of why they had resorted to eating the flesh of their dead friends and their families.
The survivors and the world press turned to the articulated Delgado. His words of deep Christian wisdom, humbled the world:
"The Bible tells us that at the last supper, Jesus shared his body and his blood with his disciples. -
Fito Strauch
He was student of Agronomy and graduated from Stella Maris.
Currently he is married to Paula Martín Valdés, his sons: Diego, Alexandra, Catherine and Thomas; It is agricultural producer and speaker. -
Coche Inciarte
At the time of the accident car was a young 24 years who was in his fifth year at the University of Agronomy, industry, which at that time was still synonymous with prosperity in the country. Car never played Rugby, decided to go to the trip because it had been in the previous year and had passed it very well. To this is added you that Chile was very economical.
It has 3 children: Luis José 32-year-old, 27 loneliness and Eugenia María 23. After many years of work, has left all business activity. -
Nando Parrado
He is a former rugby player, former Uruguayan runner of racing boats, cars and motorcycles, entrepreneur and producer and television presenter.
After spending two months trapped in the mountains with other survivors, he and Roberto Canessa hiked through summits in a journey of nearly ten days to find help. -
Moncho Sabella
Ramón Sabella, also known as Moncho, is one of the survivors of the accident in the Andes.
He is a successful businessman linked to the agro-industrial sector and Uruguayan meat exporter, was a student of Agronomy and although it did not belong to the rugby team, was on the plane for being friend of Roberto Francois, Carlos Páez and Rafael Echevarren -
Roy Harley
Graduate of the Stella Maris, mechanical engineering student and player of the Old Christians
It is currently married to Cecilia Surraco, sons: María Eloisa and Alexander, is an industrial engineer. -
Carlitos Paez
It is an agricultural technician, businessman, publicist, writer and lecturer Uruguayan. Besides he was a athlete and player of rugby of the Uruguayan team Old Christians Club.Después of accident, Páez was dedicated to tasks related to the field several years, then he lived for several years in Maldonado, at Casapueblo. In 1992 he entered the advertising activity. Today is dedicated to give lectures around the world. -
Antonio Vizintin
He was born in Montevideo, studied at the College Christian Brothers. He is currently Vice President of the Uruguay Rugby Union (URU) and member of the Board of Directors of the Foundation live. His great physical strength as also the acquired values of Irish brothers -
Alvaro Mangino
Very good friend the President of the Old Christian era, club of graduates of the College, and one of the players of the team, who invited him, but for various reasons I finally decided not to travel. To that resolution, Marcelo Pérez, Captain of the team and acquaintance of the family, called him and Alvaro was convinced, deciding to travel same.
Alvaro was who was responsible for the difficult task of appeasing the thirst of survivors, sitting every day sun with great patience to melt snow for -
Javier Methol
It has had to fight for life on several occasions:
-At fifteen, after an accident with a bici-moto, he received the last rites by a Catholic priest because according to doctors not survive...
-At 21, living in USA are sick from tuberculosis. With its faith and hope fought interned during cienco months and beat the disease.
-At the age of 36, was traveling on the plane that crashed in the mountain range of andes and was one of the 16 that were able to survive those terrible 72 days -
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Before the accident
These joevenes belonged to the rugby team called Old Christians; These young people were going to play a friendly match against the Old Boys of Santiago of Chile, Uruguayan players irian accompanied by some family members who wanted to be with them on that trip, so the total number of persons on Board would be about 45 people. -
Day of the accident
Flight 571 of the Uruguayan air force crashed in the Andes mountains with 40 passengers on board more five crew members, of them 18 who died the same day. -
Search cancelled
Eight days after the accident, found a radio which not is eschaba very, but not was impediment to hear you gave them for dead and the search was cancelled. -
During survival
The night of 29 October, an avalanche buried the remains of the device. -
Call message
One can say that it was the message that would save their lives, this message read as follows, "I come from a plane that fell in the mountains. I am Uruguayan. 10 days ago that we are walking. I have a friend up wounded. The plane left 14 people injured. We have to quickly get out of here and do not know how. We don't have food. We are weak. When will we seek above? Please, we cannot nor walk. Where are we?" -
After what happened
The survivors celebrated 40 years of the tragedy with a game; Fourteen of the 16 characters returned to the place where the flight 571 of the Uruguayan air force crashed.
For all this, it was an experience which they learned many things, among them the true meaning of life.
