To understand the hype, you have to transport yourself back to the late 1970s and early 1980s. During this time, the home video industry was raging. While VHS eventually won the format war, it was BetaMAX that held the crown of prestige.
The Vivian Velez–Mayor Fariñas Betamax scandal is often reduced to a punchline in showbiz-trivia nights. But it revealed deeper truths: Vivian Velez BetaMAX Scandal With Mayor Farinas UPD
Fariñas later admitted in interviews that he would sometimes bring Velez to his classes to distract his professors and classmates so he wouldn't have to recite. To understand the hype, you have to transport