In which film does Letty Ortiz return from the dead?

Letty Ortiz returns from the dead in Fast & Furious 6. The previous film, Fast & Furious, appears to end with Letty being killed in an attack connected to Braga’s criminal organization. Her apparent death becomes a major emotional turning point for Dominic Toretto and the rest of the crew.

Fast Five changes that assumption in its mid-credits scene. Luke Hobbs receives a file about a new mission and sees a photograph of Letty, revealing that she survived. Fast & Furious 6 explains that Letty has amnesia and is working with Owen Shaw’s mercenary crew, so she does not remember Dom or their shared history.

The phrase “return from the dead” refers to the character’s apparent death, not literal supernatural resurrection. Letty was badly injured but survived, and the sixth film gradually restores her memories and reconnects her with Dom. A common mix-up is confusing this reveal with Fast Five, which first shows that she is alive, while Fast & Furious 6 is the film in which she returns to the story in person.