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 Netflix's latest Spanish-language miniseries, "No tengo miedo" (I'm Not Scared), is a harrowing tale about the cruelty of poverty and the loss of childhood innocence. This first television adaptation of Niccolò Ammaniti’s 2003 novel is told from the perspective of Miguel (Aldo Emiliano Navarro), a 10-year-old boy. The series portrays the anguish of an interrupted childhood and the awakening of a child's consciousness as their safest spaces crumble around them. "No tengo miedo" begins in a small rural town in Mexico in 1986. Miguel and his younger sister, María (Regina Arroyo), spend their days playing soccer with their cousin Chuy (Bruno Strauss) and other neighborhood children. Money is scarce, especially since a blight has wiped out the coffee crop and destroyed the livelihood of Miguel’s parents, Pino (Luis Alberti) and Teresa (Fátima Molina). Even so, Miguel remains a cheerful, carefree boy. His biggest worry is avoiding becoming a target for Calave...