<P> The Fast and the Furious film series was inspired by an article on street racing, "Racer X", that appeared in the May 1998 issue of Vibe magazine . Having witnessed his father's death in a stock car race, Dominic is left with the responsibility of watching his younger sister, Mia Toretto, and leading the racers dependent on him . Vin Diesel was reportedly paid $2.5 million to star as Dominic Toretto in The Fast and the Furious and $15 million to star in and produce Fast Five . </P> <P> Dominic Toretto is a fearless street racer, auto mechanic, and ex-convict . The character is the older brother of Mia Toretto and love interest of Letty Ortiz . Throughout the series, Dominic's crew has perpetrated many high - speed semi hijackings, stealing millions of dollars in merchandise . He has spent most of his life running from the law . </P> <P> In The Fast and the Furious, Dominic runs his own automotive garage while Mia takes care of the family's grocery store in Echo Park . He also runs his own street race team, which consists of Letty, Vince, Leon, and Jesse . Dominic has a feud with Vietnamese - American rival Johnny Tran due to a business deal that went sour and Tran catching Dominic sleeping with his sister . Unknown to the public, he and his team drive black Honda Civic coupes and stage daring semi hijackings on the freeways, taking home millions of dollars in electronic appliances . He forms a friendship with rookie racer Brian Earl Spilner, who saves him from arrest when the LAPD raid a street race gathering . During the Race Wars, Johnny Tran blames Dominic for a raid by SWAT forces . The SWAT team came into his house, causing disrespect to his family . Dominic then attacks him and is promptly led away by Vince who then tells him to "chill out". During a hijacking job gone wrong, Dominic discovers Brian's true identity as undercover LAPD officer named Brian O'Conner . Following a drag race that ends with Dominic's 1970 Dodge Charger getting totalled, Brian hands him the keys to his Toyota Supra, as law enforcement have found out that Torretto has stolen millions in electronics with his crew . Dominic ends up escaping and fleeing to Mexico . Brian then is wanted for aiding in the escape of a wanted felon . Brian flees the state himself . </P> <P> In Los Bandoleros, Dominic recruits Han, Rico Santos, and Tego Leo to help him complete a job that is seen in the beginning of Fast & Furious . </P>

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