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Nando Parrado is the hero of the 1972 Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 rescue. Parrado’s story has been referred to as the greatest survival story of all time as he recounts the extraordinary tale of how he and 15 of his teammates survived for 72 brutal days after their plane crashed into the frozen Andes Mountains over 50 years ago.

The most recent cinematic retelling of their story is the Netflix film, Society of the Snow, which has introduced a new generation to Nando’s heroic journey. The film was spearheaded by Oscar-nominated director J.A. Bayona and has received international attention along with winning numerous awards including 12 Goyas.

For over three decades, Parrado has moved global audiences through sharing his story of survival, resilience, and determination in the Andes. While it is almost certain no one has experienced surviving a plane crash at cruising altitude, Parrado believes every listener can strongly relate as we all have our own Andes to conquer.

His story has continued to remain in the limelight – first being told in Pier Paul Read’s 1973 publication of Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors. In 1993, Ethan Hawke portrayed Parrado in the movie Alive. Parrado soon debuted as #10 on The New York Times bestseller list as a first time author with Miracle in the Andes in 2006. The riveting story was retold in The History Channel documentary I Am Alive: Surviving the Andes Plane Crash in 2010 as well as in a 2023 ABC 20/20 episode Prisoners of the Snow.

Nando and his family reside in Uruguay where he is enjoying early retirement after a successful career in television and entrepreneurship running real estate developments, an ad agency, and a chain of hardware stores. He is now focusing on family and his many hobbies which include boating, historic race cars, and travel.

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Miracle in the Andes

Nando Parrado uses video and photos to tell the unbelievable story of the 1972 rugby team. His message underscores the importance leadership, team work and the power of the human spirit. We recommend a minimum of 45 minutes. He can easily utilize 60 minutes. He is happy to take Q&A from the audience.

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Nando’s presentation on his life experiences was one of the best I have heard in my career with EY In providing a griping overview of his story and the impact on his life, he humanizes the experience with everyone in the audience while highlighting key life lessons such as the importance of teamwork, gut wrenching decision-making, and, perhaps most importantly, the need to focus on the most important things in life”. Buenos Aires 12.02 .2020
– Channing P. Flynn | Partner, International Tax and Transaction Services | Global Tax Technology Sector Leader
CNN – California Incredible Honor…!! After finishing his conference for CNN at Dana Point, California, something very moving happened. A warm long standing ovation happened after the conclusion of the conference and a second never ending one after the Q&A session. But, the most incredible honor for Nando Parrado, was that at the exit of the Ball Room of the St. Regis Hotel, the whole AV crew was standing in formation and clapping with reverence. The Director of the AV team said to Nando: “ We have done hundreds of AV work for some of the most important companies in the world, for the last twenty years. This is the first time that my whole AV crew, without any previous plan, stood and clapped in awe for a speaker…I have never have seen or heard that happening before in our industry.
– Letter Van Doorne
Nando Parrado got the most spontaneous, long and strong standing ovation, that I have ever seen in the whole history of the NSA (National Speakers Association). I have not seen before a speaker which could inspire an audience in such a way. Hats off to one of the best speakers in the world…!
– Sam Silverstein, CSP President of NSA Phoenix
Those were the most intense 60 mins of my life and I am not the only one who felt like that.You were terrific and have made so many of us think about the meaning of life and the importance of family.We easily get distracted about the future and there is so much merit thinking about now and what we have. To me the other big learning is that if miracles can happen, once must be tenacious. It is my honour to know you andI am hopeful we can be in touch and possibly meet in the future.If you are coming to the UK, please let me know and I will be delighted to meet with you. Once again thank you so much for making the time and good luck to you and your family.
– Ahmed Mazhari Global Head Sales and Client Relationships Genpact
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