Carlos Paez Rodriguez Biography
Carlos “Carlitos” Miguel Paez Rodriguez known as “the man of iron spirit”, spent 72 days in the Andes following a plane crash, during which the sixteen survivors of the 45 on board resorted to anthropophagy (human cannibalism) to stay alive. He was 18 years old at the time of the crash, and turned 19 on the mountain.
How old is Carlos Paez Rodriguez? – Age
Carlos is 70 years old as of October 2023. He was born on 31 October, 1953, in Montevideo, Uruguay.
Carlos Paez Rodriguez Height
He stands at a height of 5 feet 11 inches tall.
Carlos Paez Rodriguez Life
He is the son of Uruguayan artist Carlos Paez Vilaro. Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashed on October 13, 1972. The 70 year old now, was portrayed by Bruce Ramsay and John Malkovich in the 1993 feature film Alive. Carlos was a rugby player for the Old Christians Club.
Rodriguez became an agricultural technician graduated from Universidad del Trabajo del Uruguay, developing this activity fro 10 years. In 1992, he started his career in advertising as a member of Nivel-Publicis creative team. He founded his own agency, Rating Publicidad and was director of Bates Uruguay Publicidad. Present day, apart from his activities as a lecturer, Carlos manages his company of Communication Consultancy and Public Relations.
The lecturer has two children, Maria Elena de los Andes “Gochi” and Carlos Diego; and three granddaughters, Mia Justina and Violeta. In 2003, Paez published the book After the Tenth day which became a great success and has gone through 14 printings.
Carlos Paez Rodriguez Net Worth
His net worth is $5 million.