Using his interest in international travel and love for his Mexican roots, Alvarado features the fruit Naranjas Chinas, a type of orange from Southeast Asia brought to the Americas through The Manila Galleon (Nao de China)—Alvarado remarks on the significance of this fruit and its impact on Mexican culture and global commerce. The painting style used in Reflejos de Naranjas Chinas stands out from his usual, detailed realism, instead utilizing an impressionistic approach, creating depth and shapes through fewer strokes and more intentional contrast.