- Place of Birth
- Havana, Cuba
Cynthia Cidre
WritingBiography
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 (2007) about Cuban-American family. Aired during 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike, Cane was cancelled after single season. In 2009, she was hire...
