A private, explicit recording made during their passionate late-1970s relationship.
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | THE ANATOMY OF A PHILIPPINE URBAN LEGEND | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | [THE ROMANCE] | | Rudy Fariñas (Ateneo Law) + Vivian Velez ("Ms. Body Beautiful") | | | | [THE TECHNOLOGICAL SHIFT] | | Emergence of Sony Betamax tapes allows private home recording. | | | | [THE POLITICS & SHOWBIZ MIX] | | Fariñas becomes Mayor of Laoag; Velez remains a massive cinema star. | | | | [THE RESULTING MYTH] | | Whisper networks manufacture a "celebrity tape" that never existed. | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ vivian velez betamax scandal with mayor farinas upd better
For more on the political career of Rodolfo Fariñas, you can find profiles on sites like or news archives from ABS-CBN News The return of Rudy Fariñas - Rappler A private, explicit recording made during their passionate
: Today, the story is largely considered an urban legend —a product of the intense public fascination with the intersection of showbiz and politics in the Philippines. The return of Rudy Fariñas - Rappler | | | | [THE POLITICS & SHOWBIZ