Last night I saw Cane on CBS. They are building this show as a Cuban-Sopranos. It wasn't so much in the first episode but previews show that it does have that potential. The story revolves around a Cuban family Duques. The own sugar cane fields and a rum business in South Flordia. The first show is just an introduction to the family and where they came from. Jimmy Smits plays Alex Vega the son-in-law of Pancho Duque (Hector Elizondo). Pancho finds out he is dying and needs to award his successor. Pancho decides that Alex is the best man for the job. This does not sit well with Pancho's two sons, Frank (Nestor Carbonell) & Henry (Eddie Matos).
We are also introduced to Alex's family, his wife and Pancho's daughter Isabel (Paola Turbay), his sons Jamie (Michael Trevino) & Artie (Samuel Carman) and daughter Katie (Lina Esco). Jamie is supposed to go to MIT in the fall but instead joins the army, Jamie also has a blonde hair girlfriend, Rebecca (Alona Tal) that mom is none to thrilled about. We discover that Alex came from Cuba as a young boy by himself. Alex was never reunited with his family so the Duques took him in as their own.
We are also introduced to the Duque rival family the Samuels. The Samuels want to purchase the Duque sugar fields but as Alex's first order of business as President & CEO he declines the sale to the objection of Frank & Henry. We also learn that the Samuels are suspected of kidnapping Pancho's three-year old daughter Lucia back in the 1970s in order for them to sell their land. The little girl ended up getting killed.
Overall I thought the episode was very good. I caught my interest and I will probably watch again next week. Especially if they promise to keep the Sopranos style story lines.
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
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