Netflixhas pledged to spend a whopping $1B on Mexican production over the next four years.
And we want to play our part in making it a reality, Sarandos said.
It touted the financial boost making100 Years of Solitudebrought Colombia, as firstreportedby Deadline last year.
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The wider $1B announced, however, is of a different magnitude.
Speaking at the Presidents morning presser, Sarandos said Mexico holds a special place in Netflixs own history.
Sarandos went in to namecheck other Netflix projects out of Mexico.
Netflix launched in Mexico in 2011 and opened its first office there in 2019.
Its headcount in the country is about 400.
Sarandos presented President Sheinbaum with a shawl, or rebozo, worn by the character Damiana inPedro Paramo.
