Life and career
Cidre was born in Havana, Cuba. At the age of 10, she immigrated to the United States with her family, and she later attended the University of Miami. She moved to Los Angeles and began a writing career. Her television film ''A Killing in a Small Town'' was nominated for six Emmy Awards in 1990. She later wrote critically acclaimed drama ''The Mambo Kings''. In mid-2000s, Cidre moved to television, creating and producing CBS prime time soap opera ''Cane (TV series), Cane'' (2007) about Cuban-American family. Aired during 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike, ''Cane'' was cancelled after single season. In 2009, she was hired as a showrunner and executive producer of TNT prime time soap opera, ''Dallas (2012 TV series), Dallas'', a revival of the Dallas (1978 TV series), prime time television soap opera of the same name that aired on CBS from 1978 to 1991. The series premiered on June 13, 2012, and on October 3, 2014, was cancelled after three seasons. In 2015, she joined as co-showrunner another prime time soap opera, ''Blood & Oil'' on American Broadcasting Company, ABC. Later that year, it was announced that Cidre has signed a two-year overall deal with ABC Studios for develop new projects.Filmography
* ''I Saw What You Did (1988 film), I Saw What You Did'' (1988) (screenplay) * ''In Country'' (1989) (screenplay) * ''A Killing in a Small Town'' (1990) (screenplay, producer) * ''Fires Within'' (1991) (screenplay) * ''The Mambo Kings'' (1992) (screenplay) * ''Father Lefty'' (2002) (producer) * ''Tara Road (film), Tara Road'' (2005) (screenplay) * ''Cane (TV series), Cane'' (13 episodes, 2007) (creator, executive producer) * ''Danny Fricke'' (2008) (executive producer) * ''And Baby Will Fall'' (2011) (screenplay) * ''Dallas (2012 TV series), Dallas'' (2012–2014) (writer, executive producer) * ''Blood & Oil'' (2015) (executive producer)Awards and nominations
*; Emmy Awards ** 1990 — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Made for Television Movie — ''A Killing in a Small Town'' ''(Nominated)'' *; Edgar Award, Edgar Allan Poe Awards ** 1990 – Best TV feature or miniseries — ''A Killing in a Small Town''References
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cidre, Cynthia American film producers American television producers American women television producers American television writers American women screenwriters American women television writers Living people Place of birth missing (living people) 1957 births Showrunners People from Havana University of Miami alumni American women film producers 21st-century American women