Lateef Crowder dos Santos (born November 23, 1977) is a Brazilian
American actor, stuntman, and martial artist. As a member of the
ZeroGravity stunt team since 2000, he has been featured in multiple
internet short videos and demo reels, such as Inmate 451. An
experienced capoeira practitioner, he started training in martial arts
when he was 6 years old.Born in Salvador, Bahia. He moved to San Jose,
California, at the age of four. With great experience and training in
Capoeira, taught by his father and gymnasts, he became an
international competitor and became a member of the Zero Gravity Stunt
Team. Today he is an inactive member. Lateef has since been working on
his own acting career.Santos is best known for his appearance in
Tom-Yum-Goong (known in North America as The Protector), using
Capoeira in a fight scene with Tony Jaa. Due to an injury to his
achilles tendon, the scene was cut short, but he has since recovered,
and was featured in the martial arts feature, Duel of Legends,
released in 2007.Due to his Capoeira skills and resemblance to the
character, Lateef Crowder played the role of Eddy Gordo in the Tekken
feature film. He has also featured in Undisputed 3 which stars Scott
Adkins and Mykel Jenkins. Directed by Isaac Florentine and also stars
in the Kevin Tancharoen directed short film Mortal Kombat: Rebirth..
Another memorable work of Lateef was in Fight Science when he
represented his style in tests to show the effectiveness of his kicks.
American actor, stuntman, and martial artist. As a member of the
ZeroGravity stunt team since 2000, he has been featured in multiple
internet short videos and demo reels, such as Inmate 451. An
experienced capoeira practitioner, he started training in martial arts
when he was 6 years old.Born in Salvador, Bahia. He moved to San Jose,
California, at the age of four. With great experience and training in
Capoeira, taught by his father and gymnasts, he became an
international competitor and became a member of the Zero Gravity Stunt
Team. Today he is an inactive member. Lateef has since been working on
his own acting career.Santos is best known for his appearance in
Tom-Yum-Goong (known in North America as The Protector), using
Capoeira in a fight scene with Tony Jaa. Due to an injury to his
achilles tendon, the scene was cut short, but he has since recovered,
and was featured in the martial arts feature, Duel of Legends,
released in 2007.Due to his Capoeira skills and resemblance to the
character, Lateef Crowder played the role of Eddy Gordo in the Tekken
feature film. He has also featured in Undisputed 3 which stars Scott
Adkins and Mykel Jenkins. Directed by Isaac Florentine and also stars
in the Kevin Tancharoen directed short film Mortal Kombat: Rebirth..
Another memorable work of Lateef was in Fight Science when he
represented his style in tests to show the effectiveness of his kicks.
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