The remaining 29 rationed what little food they had found in the luggage, and some of them died in the subsequent days. The incredible true story of the Andes flight disaster or “The Miracle of the Andes” has been the subject of several books, and adapted to film three times. The first was the forgotten 1976 Mexican film Supervivientes de los Andes — a mostly exploitative version that focused on the gruesome aspects of the story (i.e. That film, starring Ethan Hawke, was adapted from the best-selling book Alive by Piers Paul Read, which gave a detailed account of the events. Its name appears to have been written specifically for this harrowing true story: the Valley of the Tears.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald January 11, 2024 04:32 UTC