Rather than fight crime and corruption with violence, he uses his image to organize labor rallies and protests, and file petitions.

Although he has been claimed to be Marco Rascón Córdova,[2] the authorized biography Todos Somos Superbarrio states that although Rascón Córdova, a long-time social activist, did create the character, Marco was never Superbarrio, but it was rather a lesser-known political organizer, who was in turn substituted for a wrestler in the few times he actually fought on the ring.

[3] The character was created in 1987 by Asamblea de Barrios, an organization fighting for affordable housing after the 1985 Mexico City earthquake, which left thousands of homeless.

[6] Superbarrio has appeared in the British comic book series (2000 AD Presents) Crisis #7 and #8.

Superbarrio Gómez has appeared in numerous documentaries including Megacities[7] by Michael Glawogger, where he talked about living in Mexico City, and Super Amigos,[8] where Superbarrio and other Mexican luchadores and real life super heroes battle corruption, homophobia, animal exploitation, pollution and poverty in Mexico City.