The new documentary Shiringa, directed by Wilton Martínez, forces audiences to confront the bloody legacy of rubber extraction and the genocide of Indigenous peoples, demanding long-overdue recognition. Martínez premiered Shiringa at the Lugar de la Memoria (LUM) in Lima, the museum dedicated to Peru’s violent past. A Genocide Hidden Behind Fortunes and MansionsThe wealth of Iquitos, today Peru’s largest Amazonian city, cannot be separated from the blood of the rubber era. Memory, Shiringa suggests, is not a simple divide between villains and victims but a layered inheritance that communities still struggle to process. Why Shiringa Matters NowPeru today faces overlapping crises: political instability, environmental destruction, and systemic racism against Indigenous peoples.