Cast+of+Characters

Roberto Canessa- One of the most important characters in Alive, his part in the crash and afterward, is being the unruly rebellious one. Being only nineteen, he is one of the rugby players that crash with the other fourty four, but survived. He was the one that overall supported the idea to eat the flesh of the survivors dead companions. He is the leader type during the crash but half and half respect him due to his personality. His personality is bipolar like, he can be calm one moment but explode the next and has a generally feisty and insolent attitude and does whatever he wants to no matter what anyone says. He is one of the four survivors that travel to Chili about twenty nine days after the wreck. He's one of the few who didn't get injured that much during the wreck and his minor yet major job in this is to be the groups doctor with Zerbino. Some in the crash viewed Canessa as their protector since they were so injured so they thought he would protect them from harm. His nickname is Muscles, which describes his physical build and stubborn attitude. Canessa in the early part of the book, would often lead the sneers directed towards the pilots and others proving his insolence towards some kinds of superiority. In the movie though, his personality is a lot different. They portray Canessa as sheepish most of the time and instead gave Parrado the controlling attitude Canessa had in the book which is what he was supposed to have. Had studied a year longer then Zerbino in medicine. Is the most inventive out of all the group members. Antonio Vizintin- Vizintin, is one of the rebellious ones in the group besides Canessa and sort of a cohort of him. He has a superior 'I don't care' attitude like Canessa does and like him, he does whatever he wants. Throughout the book and whenever Canessa and someone, mostly Parrado, argued Vizintin never took any side and went with whatever they agreed with every time. Tintin, as he was nicknamed by the others, went on the expedition with Parrado and Canessa but got sent back when they made it to the top of the mountain so Canessa and Parrado could continue on with more supplies and so Vizintin can report back on their progress. Strauch Cousins- Fito Strauch is the leader of the group of survivors. Edurado Strauch is his cousin as well as Daniel Fernandez. Fito was made leader because of his straight forward thinking and determined personality. Fito and his cousins are german born, hence their blonde hair and blue eyes but their authority over the others makes them a triumvirate, a supreme order of three that prevails over the others as their leaders. Fito's personality in the book was superior. He was the one that generally organized all that went on in the group with the help of his cousins. In the movie, he had not a lot of involvement as he had in the book. His position in the group is to be the general leader figure that keeps everything in order and makes sure nothing goes wrong. Sometimes he sides with the complainers in the plane and rebukes Canessa for his wild behavior. Nando Parrado- Another main character and the last in Alive, Parrado was the determined one that first suggested they eat the flesh of their dead comrades. In the event of the expeditions, Parrado was one of the ones that went along as well as Vizintin and Canessa. When the going was too hard, Parrado was the one that still insisted they carry on while Canessa voted to go back and head to the 'road' he saw in the distance. In the end, Vizintin was sent back to the others and Canessa and Parrado carried on. During the crash in the beginning, Parrado lost his sister, Susanna to the fall and since then he's been the determined and hopeful figure of the group. In the book, Parrado was portrayed as friendly and gave pushes in thge right direction. He wasn't the one to actually join in the regular arguments or complaints about Canessa's and Vizintin's rebellious natures. The movie gave Parrado a too controlling nature he didn't have in the book. In the book, he wasn't severely strict, he was more lax and calm. Gustavo Zerbino- Zerbino is one of the medical students that tended to the survivors on their first day in the mountain. Unlike Canessa who is wild tempered, Zerbino is a lot different then him in personality. During the first expedition Zerbino went on, he was blinded by snow so he couldn't go on future trips. Roy Harley- Roy, during the expeditions to the tail helped in restoring the radio to functionality. That was his main role in the crash. His personality in the movie was an emotional wreck due to the crash landing in the mountains.

-Elizabeth Behm-