question: La pandemia de Covid-19 ha trans-formado la vida de todas las personas. Las in-vestigadoras y los investigadores sociales no son la excepción: han ajustado su labor para responder a condiciones y necesidades emer-gentes. Este artículo muestra un breve panora-ma de la investigación social en Iberoamérica y reflexiona sobre lo que colegas de México y América Latina plantearon en una serie de en-trevistas sobre el quehacer investigativo y el conocimiento que se construye. Responsabi-lidad y compromiso con las comunidades de estudio, relevancia social del conocimiento y trabajo colaborativo son algunas de las leccio-nes que deja la pandemia.Alternate abstract:he Covid-19 pandemic has chan-ged everyone's life. Social researchers are no exception: they have adjusted their work to respond to emerging needs and conditions. This article provides a brief overview of social research in Ibero-America and reflects upon a series of interviews with colleagues from Mexico and the rest of Latin America, about their work as researchers and the know-ledge they construct. Among the lessons that the pandemic has taught are the importance of collaborative work, the social relevance of knowledge, and responsibility to, and engage-ment with, the communities that are studied.