Of course, not likely I’ll be subjected to such temptation … damn.
The Colosseo Johnny Yuma DVD, English friendly, is superb and near Blu-ray quality. I much enjoy the performance and character of Yuma’s Mexican sidekick … criticized as a caricature by some - not me, I don’t believe in judging older films by current standards of correctness. The sidekick’s persona would have offended virtually no viewers at the time of the film’s release. JOHNNY YUMA? My personal top 20 for sure, and I think Mark Damon - in this film, especially … is great.
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Lovely as they all undoubtedly are … I have to say, for pure exquisite beauty and grace, Ida Galli is head and shoulders above these other ‘slappers’ (joking!)
Ladies, all of them, to be sure. 
It is such a shame that the SW’s have been frowned upon, for so many years, because they have contributed so much to each, and every, individual…as SWDB members can bear witness.
The ladies, in particular, have been a major draw to the SW’s, and I tip my hat to them all.
In fact, the ladies of SW are, if I’m correct, on next week’s Podcast #6…
Years ago they were given no respect, even the Leone flicks … but that has changed greatly.
I gave up defending the genre to people with only a casual interest in movies … you either get it, or you don’t … no point trying to convince or convert others.
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As a kid, aged 11-12, I found an old blanket that mum didn’t need, and cut it down to poncho size…
My family could not understand why I worshipped the ‘Dollar’ Westerns. To them, they were simply films…
To me, they were a God-send, to get away from every-day life, at the time.
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That’s great … a fellow nutter! LOL
Well at school, 1977 … I had a painting of Clint in poncho, a scene from GBU on my school bag … my younger brother’s canvas haversack I’d painted the Dirty Harry poster … I was known as ‘Clint’, which greatly embarrassed me ! LOL …
but at least it wasn’t the usual football team insignia or heavy metal band logo - I did make a lot of extra pocket money painting bags and denim jackets back in the day … more ‘Motorhead’ pigs than I care to remember … and all done by hand.
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A BIG THUMBS UP, to you Aldo! 
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Yup…definitely in the same ball park… 
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You had to do something to cheer yourself up in those bleak days !!! 
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Living on a farm, miles away from civilisation, I remember cutting down branches, and having sword-fights with imaginary opponents…
It was fine, until ‘Star Wars’ (1977), came along, and I thought ‘Forget it, a branch can only do so much!’…
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Have a great day, fellow nutter…
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Magic!
Luciana Gilli turned 76 yesterday, November 11. Here’s an interview with her that Fabio Melelli conducted in Rome last December.
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My favorite SW lady is Nieves Navarro. She’s just so beautiful and elegant, though I despise her in the first Ringo. She was also amazing in All the Colors of the Dark (she used the name Susan Scott).
Let me list some of my favorite female SW characters:
- Rosita from The Return of Ringo (Absolutely stunning)
- Rose from God Forgives… I Don’t! (Badass and she’s had a hard life but deserves better)
- Mijanou from 10,000 $ for a Massacre My poor baby. She just wanted to go to San Fransisco
- The old lady of the merchandise store (same film as above): Absolutely sweet grandma, I love her
- The grandma with the shotgun in that stagecoach in the beginning of They Call Him Cemetery (badass grandma)
- Jill MacBain from OUATITW (badass and legendary character)
- Alida Murdok from *Django the Bastard (Greediest lady alive, but she’s such a boss. I felt kinda bad for her when Django rejected her.)
- Thomas’s wife from Ace High (Such a sweet, gentle soul. She and Thomas are the cutest couple ever)
- Pauline from The Great Silence (Determined and strong, she deserved the world)
- Little Rita from Rita of the West (Queen with a heart of gold, and she sings too!)
- Don’t know if this counts but Lotta Legs from Terence Hill’s Lucky Luke series (I just love her personality)
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Upon further reflection about your list, I will have to say there are some glaring omissions. Quite by accident I am sure, you have neglected to include every last single solitary spaghetti western Rosalba Neri and Nicoletta Machiavelli appeared in. 
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Love Nieves Navarro, the quintessential SW lady and my number 1 favorite. Her best performance for me was as Delores in Una Pistola per Ringo, she was the perfect mix of toughness and sweetness, a welcome surprise as women in SW’s as the time didn’t get that kind of complexity.
My other favorite is Michele Mercier as Maria Caine in Une Corde, un Colt…, again a case of the right mix of complexity and depth to the character. For me Maria Caine is the strongest SW woman, even more than Jill McBain.
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I don’t have “one” favorite, but Lucienne Bridou 
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