Cynthia Cidre (born September 10, 1957) is an American screenwriter and producer. She is best known as a showrunner and executive producer of TNT prime time soap opera ''

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'' (2012–14). Cidre was the creator and an executive producer for the

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prime time soap opera ''

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'' in 2007, and wrote the scripts for the films ''

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'' (1989), '' A Killing in a Small Town'' (1990) and ''

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'' (1992). In 2015, she joined as co-showrunner another prime-time soap opera, ''

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,'' on ABC.

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

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. 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 ''

''. In mid-2000s, Cidre moved to television, creating and producing

prime time soap opera ''

'' (2007) about Cuban-American family. Aired during

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, ''Cane'' was cancelled after single season. In 2009, she was hired as a showrunner and executive producer of TNT prime time soap opera, ''

'', a revival of the 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, ''

'' on ABC. Later that year, it was announced that Cidre has signed a two-year overall deal with

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for develop new projects.

Filmography

* ''

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'' (1988) (screenplay) * ''

'' (1989) (screenplay) * '' A Killing in a Small Town'' (1990) (screenplay, producer) * '' Fires Within'' (1991) (screenplay) * ''

'' (1992) (screenplay) * ''Father Lefty'' (2002) (producer) * ''

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'' (2005) (screenplay) * ''

'' (13 episodes, 2007) (creator, executive producer) * ''Danny Fricke'' (2008) (executive producer) * ''And Baby Will Fall'' (2011) (screenplay) * ''

'' (2012–2014) (writer, executive producer) * ''

'' (2015) (executive producer)

Awards and nominations

*; Emmy Awards ** 1990 —

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— '' A Killing in a Small Town'' ''(Nominated)'' *;

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** 1990 – Best TV feature or miniseries — '' A Killing in a Small Town''

References

External links

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