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The artwork "MORENA," belonging to the Ethnic Contamination line, is a portrait that celebrates feminine beauty through decorative luxury and cultural influence. The subject, whose expression is captured in a moment of deep introspection, is wrapped in a bright green and yellow scarf rendered with a strong texture that simulates crumpled silk. The ethnic reference is immediate: her jewelry (dangling earrings and rings) is rich and colorful, featuring turquoise and coral-style stones that evoke Middle Eastern or Mediterranean decorative traditions. The background is the true key to the Ethnic Contamination: an abstract mosaic of Pop chromatic bands (red, blue, green) is overlaid on a gold leaf completely covered with the artist's characteristic relief dot texture. An intricate black, Arabic- or Moorish-inspired decorative motif closes the composition on the right, merging the hyper-realism of the figure with the exuberance of Pop and the tactile richness of gold. Executed in mixed media on canvas, "MORENA" is a work of great visual impact that unites diverse cultures and styles in a single, luxurious portrait.