 Tassler then suggested Cynthia Cidre, an Emmy Award-nominated screenwriter, pen the script for the pilot.Although initially reluctant since she had already written about her Cuban-American heritage several times in her career, Cidre warmed up to the idea, believing that her previous Latin-themed projects were ahead of their time and that she should return to her roots.The project was initially titled, "Los Duques" ("The Dukes") or "Untitled Cynthia Cidre Project", when commissioned in January 2007 but was later renamed "Cane" in May 2007.