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The article presents an analysis of two documentary films by John Carlos Frey: "The Invisible Mexicans of Deer Canyon" and "The Invisible Chapel." The first part of the article examines the experiences of Mexican immigrants working in luxury home construction in McGonigle Canyon in San Diego, California. The second part looks at a chapel in the Canyon that is dedicated to the Virgin of Guadalupe and it analyzes the religious and multicultural history of the church and its parish of Mexican immigrants. The author discusses the representation of otherness in the films as seen through the immigrant experience.