: Known as the "Ms. Body Beautiful" of Philippine cinema, Velez later transitioned into administrative roles, serving as the Director-General of the Film Academy of the Philippines (FAP) .

The scandal is named after the Betamax video format, which was the dominant home video technology at the time before VHS became the standard.

: Vivian Velez and Rudy Fariñas were a high-profile couple during the 1970s while Fariñas was a law student at Ateneo de Manila University. Academic Distraction : Fariñas famously admitted to Esquire Philippines

The two were in a high-profile relationship during his law school years. Fariñas has since admitted in interviews that his relationship with Velez was a major distraction from his studies, famously noting that he would sometimes bring her to class to "distract his professors". Despite this, he graduated in 1978 and placed 8th in the bar exams that same year. The "Betamax" Scandal