The three Mexican directors Alfonso Cuarón, Alejandro González Inarritu and Guillermo del Toro – sometimes referred to as “The Three Amigos” have just signed the deal of a lifetime with Universal Pictures, reports AP:

The three Mexican directors who shook up Hollywood last February with 16 Academy Award nominations have formed a moviemaking partnership with Universal Pictures worth a reported $100 million.

Guillermo del Toro, Alfonso Cuaron and Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu will produce five movies, some of them in Spanish, the Los Angeles Times reported Saturday.

Congratulations are in order for these talented guys, and this is great news for fans of Spanish language film as well.

Via / Yahoo! Entertainment