{
  "id": 2316370,
  "title": "Amazon to invest US$2b to expand Latin American originals and licensed content, including Mexican version of ‘The Office’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/amazon-to-invest-us-2b-to-expand-latin-american-originals-and",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T05:46:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/money/2026/08/21/amazon-to-invest-us2b-to-expand-latin-american-originals-and-licensed-content-including-mexican-version-of-the-office/232181"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "MEXICO CITY, August 21 - Amazon has pledged to allocate a staggering US$2 billion (RM8.09 billion) towards expanding Latin American original and licensed content on its Prime Video streaming platform over the next seven years. Speaking at a press conference in Mexico City, Kelly Day, the Vice President of International for Prime Video, lauded the \"extraordinary\" talent, stories, and audiences present in the region. The investment encompasses original and licensed programming, as well as sports content. Amazon aims to double original productions from Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, and Chile. By 2027, the company plans to release 25 new titles, followed by another 25 in 2028. Recent Latin American productions on Prime include Menem, a series about former Argentine President Carlos Menem, and La Oficina, a Mexican adaptation of The Office. Oscar-winning screenwriter Armando Bo is set to direct an adaptation of Las Malas, a novel by Camila Sosa Villada about a community of trans sex workers in Argentina. Javiera Balmaceda, head of original Prime productions for Latin America, emphasized that when Latin American storytellers are given ambition and resources, the world takes notice. Netflix is also bolstering its original Latin American content, with successful titles such as One Hundred Years of Solitude in Colombia and El Eternauta in Argentina.",
  "summary": "MEXICO CITY, Aug 21 — Amazon announced yesterday that it would invest US$2 billion (RM8.09 billion) in Latin Ameri...",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}